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
59,066
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf der Insel Oʻahu gelegene Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaats Hawaii

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)

Where “Honolulu” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Honolulu lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 59,066 “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

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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Using “Honolulu”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-N-O-L-U-L-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [honoˈluːlu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list