# hurricane

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ · frequency rank #6,059

## Definitions
1. A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
2. A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
3. A great forceful onrush.
4. A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Taíno *hurakābor.
Spanish huracánbor.
English hurricane
Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhurricane`, `hruricane`, `huricane`, `hurircane`, `hurrciane`, `hurriacne`, `hurricaen`, `hurricanne`, `hurriccane`, `hurricnae`, `uhrricane`

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