habanera
/ˌhɑbəˈnerə/
"habanera" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“habanera” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A style of music from Cuba.
Corpus desk
Index EN-habanera · habanera · English
habanera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | habanera |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhɑbəˈnerə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “habanera” in English
Rare enough to double-check
habanera is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhɑbəˈnerə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
habanera has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Cuban Spanish habanera. The correct English form is habanera, spelled H-A-B-A-N-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1A style of music from Cuba.
- 2A dance performed to this music.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how habanera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The programming was far from random. The habanera is a hybrid seed of great potency. An adaptation of the European contradanza by slaves from West Africa, it is not only an early version of a New World rhythm that took over the globe, but also a direct ancestor for much of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll.
The music of Cuba has had a worldwide influence on forms of song and dance. René Buch who conceived and directed a musical “collage” called “¡Habana!” at the Repertorio Español on East 27th Street, points out the influence on Spain, for example, which received ‘habaneras’ and ‘contradanzas’ from Cuba; in this century, in the 1920's, the “rumba” and such s…
Etymology
Borrowed from Cuban Spanish habanera.
This word in other languages
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.