# hubby

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌbi/ · frequency rank #16,936

## Definitions
1. Husband.

## Etymology
Diminutive of husband + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **hubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-hubs)
- **Huey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-huey)
- **hurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-hurry)
- **husky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-husky)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-huber)
- **hunky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-hunky)
- **humbly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubby-vs-humbly)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hub-vs-hubby)
- **hobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobby-vs-hubby)
- **Hobbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobbs-vs-hubby)
- **Hubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubble-vs-hubby)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hbuby`, `hhubby`, `hubbyy`, `huby`, `hubyb`, `uhbby`

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