Rumba

[ˈʁʊmba]

/[ˈʁʊmba]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rumba” is uncommon German (frequency #62,810 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,810
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lateinamerikanischer Gesellschafts- und Turnier-Tanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-rumba · Rumba · German

Rumba · rank #62,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,810
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ruhepause

Nearest frequency peer: Ruhepause (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rumba“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rumba
PropertyValue
HeadwordRumba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rumba“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rumbafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ruhepause“ (#62,809), „Rumpfes“ (#62,811), „Rotoren“ (#62,808). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rumba“ bei #62,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rumba is uncommon German at frequency #62,810 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊmba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Rumba belegten sie Platz 1.
  2. Sie sang eine Rumba.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rühre#62,817Rüpel#62,818Roben#62,801Schur#62,833

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list