Hawaii

/[haˈvaɪ̯]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,296

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Hawaii is aGermanname. It means: im Pazifik gelegene Inselgruppe, Bundesstaat der USA Pronounced [haˈvaɪ̯].

Key facts for Hawaii
PropertyValue
HeadwordHawaii
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[haˈvaɪ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,296
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hawaii in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hawaii is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [haˈvaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,296 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hawaii, with forms such as "ahwaii", "haawii", and "hawai". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Hawaii, spelled H-A-W-A-I-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Pazifik gelegene Inselgruppe, Bundesstaat der USA
  2. 2
    im Pazifik gelegene Insel, die größte der Hawaii-Inseln

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahwaii,haawii,hawai,hawiai,hawwaii,hhawaii,hwaaii

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hawaii

Misspelling Variants of "Hawaii"

ahwaii6haawii6hawai5hawiai6hawwaii7hhawaii7hwaaii6
Misspelling Variants of "Hawaii"

Frequency rank: #10,296 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hawaii"?
"Hawaii" is spelled H-A-W-A-I-I. The IPA pronunciation is [haˈvaɪ̯].
What does "Hawaii" mean?
As a name, "Hawaii" means: im Pazifik gelegene Inselgruppe, Bundesstaat der USA
What are common misspellings of "Hawaii"?
Common misspellings include "ahwaii", "haawii", "hawai", "hawiai", "hawwaii". The correct spelling is "Hawaii".
How do you pronounce "Hawaii"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hawaii" is [haˈvaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hawaii" come from?
"Hawaii" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.