# hunchback

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/ · frequency rank #42,188

## Definitions
1. One who is stooped or hunched over.
2. A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
3. A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

## Etymology
Back-formation from hunchbacked.

## Easily confused with
- **hatchback** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatchback-vs-hunchback)

## Common misspellings (15)
`hhunchback`, `hnuchback`, `hucnhback`, `huncbhack`, `huncchback`, `hunchabck`, `hunchbacck`, `hunchbackk`, `hunchbakc`, `hunchbback`, `hunchbcak`, `hunchhback`, `hunhcback`, `hunnchback`, `uhnchback`

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