husband
/ˈhʌzbənd/noun, verb
husband is spelled H-U-S-B-A-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 100 times per million words in written English, the 1,076th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, husband means “A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of husband is husbands.
How many letters and syllables are in husband?
| Letters | 7: H-U-S-B-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 100 times per million words; the 1,076th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is husband?
Husband appears 100 times per million words in written English, the 1,076th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce husband?
- /ˈhʌzbənd/
- /ˈhʊzbənd/
Husband has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-husband.ogg, En-uk-husband.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-husband.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of husband
- husbands plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- husbanding participle, present
- husbanded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does husband mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.
- 2
UKA manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
- 3
archaicA prudent or frugal manager.
- 4
datedThe master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
- 5
A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
- 6
The male of a pair of animals.
- 7
A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.
While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.
- 8
UKA polled tree; a pollard.
verb
- 1
To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
- 2
To conserve.
- 3
obsoleteTo till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
- 4
archaicTo provide with a husband.
- 5
To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate husband?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of husband: husb..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Husband in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mari, époux , ménager |
| German | Ehemann, Mann, Gemahl, Gatte, Ehegatte |
| Portuguese | marido, esposo , economizar, poupar, conservar |
| Spanish | marido, esposo , ahorrar, manejar con economía |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does husband come from?
Inherited from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from hūs + bonda. Calque of Old Norse húsbóndi. By surface analysis, house + bond.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).