# Hughes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hjuːz/ · frequency rank #6,255

## Definitions
1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh.
2. A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
8. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
9. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Easily confused with
- **hugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hughes-vs-hugs)
- **hushed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hughes-vs-hushed)
- **huge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huge-vs-hughes)
- **Hugh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hugh-vs-hughes)
- **hues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hues-vs-hughes)
- **higher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hughes)
- **hugged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hugged-vs-hughes)
- **highest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/highest-vs-hughes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hguhes`, `hhughes`, `hugehs`, `hugghes`, `hughess`, `hughhes`, `hughse`, `huhges`, `uhghes`

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