# Havana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /həˈvænə/ · frequency rank #14,336

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Cuba.
2. A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
3. A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.

## Etymology
From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area, from Taíno sabana ("savanna"), with the h perhaps being an anthroponymic inflection.

## Easily confused with
- **haven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/havana-vs-haven)
- **having** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/havana-vs-having)
- **Hana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hana-vs-havana)
- **Haan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haan-vs-havana)
- **Hanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanna-vs-havana)
- **Hasan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hasan-vs-havana)
- **Hagan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hagan-vs-havana)
- **Haryana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haryana-vs-havana)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ahvana`, `haavna`, `havaan`, `havanna`, `havnaa`, `havvana`, `hhavana`, `hvaana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/havana