# Humber

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,499

## Definitions
1. A large tidal estuary forming part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England.
2. A coastal sea area centered on this estuary.
3. A hamlet in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9075).
4. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Humber, Ford and Stoke Prior Parish Council) south-east of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5356).
5. A river in Newfoundland and Labrador.
6. A former make of British motor car.
7. A surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Humber, from Old English Humbre.

## Easily confused with
- **Hume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-hume)
- **humor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humor)
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-hunter)
- **humble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humble)
- **hunger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-hunger)
- **humour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humour)
- **humbly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humbly)
- **hummer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-hummer)
- **hummel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-hummel)
- **humbug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humbug)
- **humbled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humbled)
- **Humbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-humbert)
- **homer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-humber)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huber-vs-humber)
- **Hamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamer-vs-humber)
- **Haber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haber-vs-humber)
- **hammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammer-vs-humber)
- **Hubert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubert-vs-humber)
- **hamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamper-vs-humber)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhumber`, `hmuber`, `hubmer`, `humbber`, `humberr`, `humbre`, `humebr`, `hummber`, `uhmber`

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