# husband

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌz.bənd/ · frequency rank #1,080

## Definitions
1. A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
2. A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
3. A prudent or frugal manager.
4. The 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.
8. A polled tree; a pollard.

## Etymology
From Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda (“head of household”), from Old Norse húsbóndi, from hús + bóndi, corresponding to Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”) and *būandz (“dwelling, residing”, present participle). Compare English house and bond³.

## Easily confused with
- **husbands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/husband-vs-husbands)
- **husbandry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/husband-vs-husbandry)
- **Hubbard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubbard-vs-husband)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhusband`, `hsuband`, `hubsand`, `husabnd`, `husbadn`, `husbandd`, `husbannd`, `husbband`, `husbnad`, `hussband`, `uhsband`

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