Aruba

[aˈʁuːba]

/[aˈʁuːba]/ name

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The verdict

“Aruba” is uncommon German (frequency #70,007 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,007
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel in der Karibik, autonomer Teil der Niederlande

Corpus desk

Index DE-aruba · Aruba · German

Aruba · rank #70,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,007
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arschkriecher

Nearest frequency peer: Arschkriecher (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aruba“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aruba“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aruba
PropertyValue
HeadwordAruba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈʁuːba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aruba“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Arubafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arschkriecher“ (#70,005), „ASEAN“ (#70,009), „Arschbacken“ (#70,004). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aruba“ bei #70,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aruba is uncommon German at frequency #70,007 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈʁuːba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insel in der Karibik, autonomer Teil der Niederlande".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aruba, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Aruba, spelled A-R-U-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel in der Karibik, autonomer Teil der Niederlande

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aruba liegt außerhalb der Orkanzone und genießt ganzjährig Sonnenwetter und kühlende Passatwinde.“
  2. Wenn Du gerne surfst, solltest Du mal Aruba ausprobieren.

This word in other languages

Aruba(English)Aruba(Español)Aruba(Français)Aruba(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aruba"?
"Aruba" is spelled A-R-U-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʁuːba].
What does "Aruba" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aruba" means: Insel in der Karibik, autonomer Teil der Niederlande
How do you pronounce "Aruba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aruba" is [aˈʁuːba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aruba" come from?
"Aruba" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ASEAN#70,009Armor#70,003Annex#69,991annan#69,990

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list