# Cuba vs cuff

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cuba
*name · IPA /ˈkjuːbə/ · frequency rank #5,779*
A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

### cuff
*noun · IPA /kʌf/ · frequency rank #14,730*
Glove; mitten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cuff