hapa
/ˈhɑpə/noun
hapa is spelled H-A-P-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hapa means “A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hapa is hapas.
How many letters and syllables are in hapa?
| Letters | 4: H-A-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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; 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 hapa?
Hapa appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 hapa?
- US /ˈhɑpə/
- US /ˈhæpə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Knabrupt-hapa.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hapa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hapa?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hapa from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpə/):
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 hapa
- hapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hapa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White.
- 2
A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hapa come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half. Doublet of half.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).