# huddle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌdəl/ · frequency rank #26,119

## Definitions
1. A dense and disorderly crowd.
2. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
3. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
4. A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
5. A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.

## Etymology
From Middle English *hudelen, alteration (due to hudels, hidels (“hiding place”), see hiddle) of *huderen, hoderen (“to cover; press together; huddle”), a frequentative form of Middle English huden, hiden (“to hide”), equivalent to hide + -le and/or hide + -er. Compare Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”).

## Easily confused with
- **humble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huddle-vs-humble)
- **hustle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huddle-vs-hustle)
- **hurdle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huddle-vs-hurdle)
- **hurdles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huddle-vs-hurdles)
- **huddled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huddle-vs-huddled)
- **handle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handle-vs-huddle)
- **Hubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubble-vs-huddle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hdudle`, `hhuddle`, `huddel`, `huddlle`, `hudlde`, `hudle`, `uhddle`

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