cabana
/kəˈbænə/noun
cabana is spelled C-A-B-A-N-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cabana means “A cabin or hut for relaxing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cabana is cabanas.
How many letters and syllables are in cabana?
| Letters | 6: C-A-B-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cabana?
Cabana appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cabana?
- US /kəˈbænə/
- UK /kəˈbɑːnə/
Cabana has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cabana.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cabana?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cabana from its last stressed vowel (/ænə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cabana
- cabanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cabana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cabin or hut for relaxing.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaUSA shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cabana in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hütte, Unterstand |
| Portuguese | cabana, choupana |
| Spanish | cabaña |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cabana come from?
Borrowed from Spanish cabaña and Portuguese cabana, both from Late Latin capanna. Doublet of cabane and cabin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).