La Habana
[la aˈβ̞ana]
The verdict
“La Habana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Cuba.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | La Habana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [la aˈβ̞ana] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “La Habana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
La Habana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [la aˈβ̞ana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Cuba.".
Zero misspellings are on record for La Habana in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is La Habana, spelled L-A- -H-A-B-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Cuba.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “La Habana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A- -H-A-B-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [la aˈβ̞ana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.