Honolulu

[honoˈluːlu]

/[honoˈluːlu]/ name

The verdict

“Honolulu” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,975
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf der Insel Oʻahu gelegene Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats Hawaii

Corpus desk

Index DE-honolulu · Honolulu · German

Honolulu · rank #48,975 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,975
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochkant

Nearest frequency peer: hochkant (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Honolulu“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Honolulu“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Honolulu
PropertyValue
HeadwordHonolulu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[honoˈluːlu]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,975
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Honolulu“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Honolululiegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hochkant“ (#48,974), „Hornung“ (#48,976), „hochbegabte“ (#48,973). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Honolulu“ bei #48,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Honolulu (IPA [honoˈluːlu]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,975 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf der Insel Oʻahu gelegene Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats Hawaii".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Honolulu, with forms such as "hhonolulu", "hnoolulu", and "honloulu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Honolulu, spelled H-O-N-O-L-U-L-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf der Insel Oʻahu gelegene Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats Hawaii

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor seiner Abreise nach Honolulu bekam Jan überraschend Besuch von den Feldjägern der Bundeswehr.
  2. Herr Lotze verliebte sich unmittelbar nach seiner Ankunft am Honolulu International Airport in das bezaubernde Honolulu und weigert sich seitdem standhaft, es wieder zu verlassen.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhonolulu
  • hnoolulu
  • honloulu
  • honnolulu
  • honollulu
  • honolluu
  • honolullu
  • honoluul
  • honoullu
  • hoonlulu
  • ohnolulu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Honolulu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhonolulu1hnoolulu2honloulu2honnolulu1honollulu1honolluu2honolullu1honoluul2
Edit distance from "Honolulu"

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 "Honolulu"?
"Honolulu" is spelled H-O-N-O-L-U-L-U. The IPA pronunciation is [honoˈluːlu].
What does "Honolulu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Honolulu" means: auf der Insel Oʻahu gelegene Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats Hawaii
What are common misspellings of "Honolulu"?
Common misspellings include "hhonolulu", "hnoolulu", "honloulu", "honnolulu", "honollulu". The correct spelling is "Honolulu".
How do you pronounce "Honolulu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Honolulu" is [honoˈluːlu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Honolulu" come from?
"Honolulu" 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 "Honolulu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list