Rumba

[ˈʁʊmba]

/[ˈʁʊmba]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rumba” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,810 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,810
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lateinamerikanischer Gesellschafts- und Turnier-Tanz

Key facts for Rumba
PropertyValue
HeadwordRumba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rumba” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rumba lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rumba is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʊmba]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,810 in overall German 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.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rumba, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rumba, spelled R-U-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lateinamerikanischer Gesellschafts- und Turnier-Tanz
  2. 2
    Sammelbezeichnung für eine Vielzahl historischer und gegenwärtiger Lied- und Tanzformen auf Kuba

This word in other languages

rumba(English)rumba(Français)

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 "Rumba"?
"Rumba" is spelled R-U-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊmba].
What does "Rumba" mean?
As a noun, "Rumba" means: Lateinamerikanischer Gesellschafts- und Turnier-Tanz
How do you pronounce "Rumba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rumba" is [ˈʁʊmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rumba" come from?
"Rumba" 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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Using “Rumba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-U-M-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁʊmba] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list