La Habana

[la aˈβana]

/[la aˈβana]/ name

The verdict

“La Habana” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Kuba; Havanna

Corpus desk

Index DE-la-habana · La Habana · German

La Habana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for La Habana
PropertyValue
HeadwordLa Habana
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[la aˈβana]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „La Habana“ im Deutschen

La Habanasitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

La Habana is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [la aˈβana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Kuba; Havanna".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for La Habana, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is La Habana, spelled L-A- -H-A-B-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Kuba; Havanna

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Habana es la capital de Cuba.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "La Habana"?
"La Habana" is spelled L-A- -H-A-B-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [la aˈβana].
What does "La Habana" mean?
As a proper noun, "La Habana" means: Hauptstadt von Kuba; Havanna
How do you pronounce "La Habana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "La Habana" is [la aˈβana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "La Habana" come from?
"La Habana" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list