habanera

[aβ̞aˈneɾa]

/[aβ̞aˈneɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“habanera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,566 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,566
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danza de movimiento lento y composición musical de origen cubano de compás binario y ritmo cadencioso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-habanera · habanera · Spanish

habanera · rank #58,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,566
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH habitáculo

Nearest frequency peer: habitáculo (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “habanera”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “habanera” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for habanera
PropertyValue
Headwordhabanera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞aˈneɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “habanera” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).habaneracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “habitáculo” (#58,567), “gustazo” (#58,564), “habíais” (#58,568). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “habanera” va en #58,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

habanera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,566 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞aˈneɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Danza de movimiento lento y composición musical de origen cubano de compás binario y ritmo cadencioso.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for habanera, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is habanera, spelled H-A-B-A-N-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Danza de movimiento lento y composición musical de origen cubano de compás binario y ritmo cadencioso.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "habanera"?
"habanera" is spelled H-A-B-A-N-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞aˈneɾa].
What does "habanera" mean?
As a noun, "habanera" means: Danza de movimiento lento y composición musical de origen cubano de compás binario y ritmo cadencioso.
How do you pronounce "habanera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habanera" is [aβ̞aˈneɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "habanera" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "habanera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list