# Howie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhaʊ.i/ · frequency rank #23,305

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Howard.

## Etymology
From Howard + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **howl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howie-vs-howl)
- **hows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howie-vs-hows)
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howie-vs-howls)
- **Hoyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howie-vs-hoyle)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/how-vs-howie)
- **hoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoe-vs-howie)
- **hoi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoi-vs-howie)
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/home-vs-howie)
- **hope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hope-vs-howie)
- **hole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hole-vs-howie)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hose-vs-howie)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-howie)
- **hone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hone-vs-howie)
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hove-vs-howie)
- **Hopi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopi-vs-howie)
- **Holi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holi-vs-howie)
- **hoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoke-vs-howie)
- **house** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/house-vs-howie)
- **horse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horse-vs-howie)
- **how's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/how-s-vs-howie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hhowie`, `hoiwe`, `howei`, `howwie`, `hwoie`, `ohwie`

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