La Habana

[la aˈβana]

/[la aˈβana]/ name

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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 May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Kuba; Havanna

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

Where “La Habana” sits in German frequency

La Habana falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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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Using “La Habana”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A- -H-A-B-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [la aˈβana] (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
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