# Howe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /haʊ/ · frequency rank #14,563

## Definitions
1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.
2. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799).
3. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580).
4. A scattered settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3061).
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## Easily confused with
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hue)
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hwy)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hye)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hoy)
- **hse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hse)
- **Huw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-huw)
- **HRW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hrw)
- **huge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-huge)
- **hype** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hype)
- **Hyde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hyde)
- **Hume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hume)
- **howl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-howl)
- **hows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hows)
- **Hoya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hoya)
- **Howie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-howie)
- **hoyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hoyer)
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-howls)
- **Hoyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-hoyle)
- **Howell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-howell)
- **he** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-vs-howe)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhowe`, `hoew`, `howwe`, `hwoe`, `ohwe`

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