habanero
/ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/
"habanero" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“habanero” is uncommon English (frequency #61,510 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,510
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
Corpus desk
Index EN-habanero · habanero · English
habanero · rank #61,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,510
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH gutta
Nearest frequency peer: gutta (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “habanero”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Gruen
Gruen
38,496 corpus weight
- Gumi
Gumi
38,493 corpus weight
- gutta
gutta
38,492 corpus weight
- habanero
habanero
38,491 corpus weight
- hallow
hallow
38,488 corpus weight
- hallucinato…
hallucinatory
38,487 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “habanero” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | habanero |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “habanero” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
habanero is uncommon English at frequency #61,510 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.".
habanero doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish habanero. The correct English form is habanero, spelled H-A-B-A-N-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish habanero.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.