Habibi

[haˈbiːbiː]

/[haˈbiːbiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Habibi” is uncommon German (frequency #75,741 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,741
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geliebte männliche Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-habibi · Habibi · German

Habibi · rank #75,741 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,741
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haarlem

Nearest frequency peer: Haarlem (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Habibi“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Habibi“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Habibi
PropertyValue
HeadwordHabibi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haˈbiːbiː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Habibi“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Habibifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Haarlem“ (#75,740), „Gärtners“ (#75,739), „hallte“ (#75,743). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Habibi“ bei #75,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Habibi is uncommon German at frequency #75,741 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [haˈbiːbiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Habibi in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Habibi, spelled H-A-B-I-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    geliebte männliche Person
  2. 2
    (vertrauliche Anrede an eine) Person, mit der man in Freundschaft verbunden ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Habibi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „‚Was ist das denn, Habibi?‘ Der Frau mit dem dezent gemusterten Kopftuch steht die Enttäuschung ins Gesicht geschrieben. Der Habibi, ihr Liebling, ihr Ehemann also, guckt genauso ratlos.“
  2. „Als ich meinen Habibi kennen gelernt habe, war mir die tunesisch/arabische Küche absolut fremd.“

Synonyms

DarlingEin und AllesGeliebterHerzHerzblattHerzchenLiebhaberLieblingLoverErwählterVerehrterKerlRomeoTypGalanFlammeGspusibayrischHerzbinkerlBabyHoneyAuserwählterSchmuckstückAngebeteterGespieleKavalierHerzallerliebsterAmantFavoritLiebchenLiebsterBuhleMackerFreundLieberHabererHabschiFreundchenKumpelAlterAlte

This word in other languages

habibi(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Habibi"?
"Habibi" is spelled H-A-B-I-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is [haˈbiːbiː].
What does "Habibi" mean?
As a noun, "Habibi" means: geliebte männliche Person
How do you pronounce "Habibi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Habibi" is [haˈbiːbiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Habibi" come from?
"Habibi" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Habibi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hallte#75,743Henner#75,757Hobart#75,765Ginkgo#75,713

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list