# howdy

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈhaʊdi/ · frequency rank #26,116

## Definitions
1. An informal greeting.

## Etymology
Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).

## Easily confused with
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-hwy)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-hoy)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-howe)
- **howl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-howl)
- **hows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-hows)
- **Howie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-howie)
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howdy-vs-howls)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/how-vs-howdy)
- **hod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hod-vs-howdy)
- **hold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hold-vs-howdy)
- **holy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holy-vs-howdy)
- **hood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hood-vs-howdy)
- **holds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holds-vs-howdy)
- **honey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honey-vs-howdy)
- **handy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handy-vs-howdy)
- **how's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/how-s-vs-howdy)
- **hobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobby-vs-howdy)
- **honda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honda-vs-howdy)
- **holly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holly-vs-howdy)
- **hardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardy-vs-howdy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhowdy`, `hodwy`, `howddy`, `howdyy`, `howwdy`, `howyd`, `hwody`, `ohwdy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/howdy