Hawái

/[aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aj]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,644

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Hawái is aSpanishname. It means: Archipiélago ubicado en el océano Pacífico norte. Recibe también este nombre su isla principal. Pronounced [aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aj]. Often confused with Haya and hayan.

Key facts for Hawái
PropertyValue
HeadwordHawái
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aj]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,644
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Hawái in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Hawái is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aj]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,644 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hawái, with forms such as "ahwái", "hawiá", and "hawwái". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Haya", "hayan", "hayas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Hawái, spelled H-A-W-Á-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Archipiélago ubicado en el océano Pacífico norte. Recibe también este nombre su isla principal.
  2. 2
    Estado de los Estados Unidos de América, ubicado sobre el archipiélago homónimo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahwái,hawiá,hawwái,haáwi,hhawái,hwaái

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Hawái

Misspelling Variants of "Hawái"

ahwái5hawiá5hawwái6haáwi5hhawái6hwaái5
Misspelling Variants of "Hawái"

Frequency rank: #33,644 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hawái"?
"Hawái" is spelled H-A-W-Á-I. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aj].
What does "Hawái" mean?
As a name, "Hawái" means: Archipiélago ubicado en el océano Pacífico norte. Recibe también este nombre su isla principal.
What words are commonly confused with "Hawái"?
"Hawái" is commonly confused with "Haya", "hayan", "hayas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hawái"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hawái" is [aˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hawái" come from?
"Hawái" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.