# Hus

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,702

## Definitions
1. A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

## Etymology
* As a Polish, Czech, Slovak (Hús) and Jewish surname, from husa (“goose”). Compare Husa.
* As a Dutch surname, variant of Huss, also found in German, from the nouns huis or Haus, and derivatives of Proto-West Germanic *hugi (“spirit, mind”) (as in Hugh).
* As a Norwegian surname, from hus (“house”). This sense also entered French through Frankish *hūs.
Compare Paulhus.

## Easily confused with
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hv)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hut)
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hwy)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hye)
- **Huw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-huw)
- **hush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hush)
- **Hyun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hyun)
- **huts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-huts)
- **husk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-husk)
- **Hutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hutt)
- **Hutu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-hutu)
- **husky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-husky)
- **husks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hus-vs-husks)
- **h** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/h-vs-hus)
- **he** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/he-vs-hus)
- **hi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hi-vs-hus)
- **ha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ha-vs-hus)
- **HD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hd-vs-hus)
- **ho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ho-vs-hus)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hr-vs-hus)

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