# Hawaii vs Hawaiian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hawaii
*name · IPA /həˈwaɪ.i/ · frequency rank #5,048*
An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.

### Hawaiian
*adjective · IPA /həˈwaɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #11,554*
Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hawaii-vs-hawaiian