habanera
^((h aspiré))\a.ba.ne.ʁa\
The verdict
“habanera” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danse et musique cubaine nées en 1830 à Cuba.
Corpus desk
Index FR-habanera · habanera · French
habanera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | habanera |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\a.ba.ne.ʁa\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « habanera » en français
Rare enough to double-check
habanera is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.ba.ne.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Danse et musique cubaine nées en 1830 à Cuba.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for habanera, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is habanera, spelled H-A-B-A-N-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Danse et musique cubaine nées en 1830 à Cuba.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how habanera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En fait Nane lui était d’aussi peu de produit qu’un buisson de roses, un hamac, une habanera ; et l’on ignorera toujours pourquoi il conservait une employée aussi coûteuse.
Pour le divertissement de quelques touristes, un manager avait organisé une soirée de danses […]. Habanera, cachucha, séguedille authentiques nous furent servies ce soir-là.
Synonyms
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.