diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/user-freebsd-createhome-name-fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/user-freebsd-createhome-name-fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc379659af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/user-freebsd-createhome-name-fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - user - use correct attribute name in FreeBSD for creat_home (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42711)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
index 78f3d89c166..032d72bc7e6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/user.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ class FreeBsdUser(User):
             cmd.append(self.comment)
 
         if self.home is not None:
-            if (info[5] != self.home and self.move_home) or (not os.path.exists(self.home) and self.createhome):
+            if (info[5] != self.home and self.move_home) or (not os.path.exists(self.home) and self.create_home):
                 cmd.append('-m')
             cmd.append('-d')
             cmd.append(self.home)