haiku

[ˈajku]

/[ˈajku]/ noun

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The verdict

“haiku” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,973
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poema tradicional japonés, breve y sin rima, que suele tener tres versos de cinco, siete y cinco moras respectivamente, y basarse en la emoción de contemplar el mundo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-haiku · haiku · Spanish

haiku · rank #45,973 · 6 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,973
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH habitables

Nearest frequency peer: habitables (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “haiku”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “haiku” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

haiku vs Hank
40% similar
haiku vs hair
60% similar
haiku vs hack
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for haiku
PropertyValue
Headwordhaiku
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈajku]
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,973
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “haiku”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.haikucae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “habitables” (#45,972), “góndola” (#45,971), “hermética” (#45,975). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “haiku” va en #45,973. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around haiku (IPA [ˈajku]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,973 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Poema tradicional japonés, breve y sin rima, que suele tener tres versos de cinco, siete y cinco moras respectivamente, y basarse en la emoción de contemplar el mundo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for haiku, with forms such as "ahiku", "haikku", and "haiuk". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Hank", "hair", "hack", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is haiku, spelled H-A-I-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poema tradicional japonés, breve y sin rima, que suele tener tres versos de cinco, siete y cinco moras respectivamente, y basarse en la emoción de contemplar el mundo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how haiku appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los maestros de haiku nos enseñan que el poeta debe eliminarse de su poesía para que sus versos capten la esencia dinámica de la realidad.
  2. Un haikú de uno de sus maestros del siglo XIII.

This word in other languages

haiku(English)haïku(Français)Haiku(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahiku
  • haikku
  • haiuk
  • hakiu
  • hhaiku
  • hiaku

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of haiku - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahiku2haikku1haiuk2hakiu2hhaiku1hiaku2
Edit distance from "haiku"

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 "haiku"?
"haiku" is spelled H-A-I-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈajku].
What does "haiku" mean?
As a noun, "haiku" means: Poema tradicional japonés, breve y sin rima, que suele tener tres versos de cinco, siete y cinco moras respectivamente, y basarse en la emoción de contemplar el mundo.
What words are commonly confused with "haiku"?
"haiku" is commonly confused with "Hank", "hair", "hack". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haiku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haiku" is [ˈajku]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haiku" come from?
"haiku" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fideo#45,942fiaca#45,940evade#45,926locus#46,043

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lizzie6 variantsMeier6 variantsmosto6 variantsnadan6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list