hava

/hɑˈvɑ/

//hɑˈvɑ// noun

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The verdict

“hava” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,381 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,381
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ar

Corpus desk

Index PT-hava · hava · Portuguese

hava · rank #87,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,381
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haut

Nearest frequency peer: Haut (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “hava”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “hava” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hava
PropertyValue
Headwordhava
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɑˈvɑ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hava” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).havacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Haut” (#87,380), “haikai” (#87,379), “gull” (#87,374). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hava” fica em #87,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hava is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,381 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hɑˈvɑ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hava has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is hava, spelled H-A-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ar
  2. 2
    tempo, clima

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hava"?
"hava" is spelled H-A-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /hɑˈvɑ/.
What does "hava" mean?
As a noun, "hava" means: ar
How do you pronounce "hava"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hava" is /hɑˈvɑ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hava" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haut#87,380gull#87,374Herd#87,388unum#87,798

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list