hakuna matata
/həˈkunə məˈtɑtə/
"hakuna-matata" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hakuna matata” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - No worries, take it easy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hakuna-matata · hakuna matata · English
hakuna matata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | hakuna matata |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /həˈkunə məˈtɑtə/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hakuna matata” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hakuna matata is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /həˈkunə məˈtɑtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "No worries, take it easy.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hakuna matata in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Swahili hakuna matata (“there are no problems”). Popularized in English by the 1994 Disney film The Lion King. The correct English form is hakuna matata, spelled H-A-K-U-N-A- -M-A-T-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1No worries, take it easy.
Etymology
From Swahili hakuna matata (“there are no problems”). Popularized in English by the 1994 Disney film The Lion King.
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.