# Aruba

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈɹuː.bə/ · frequency rank #31,443

## Definitions
1. An island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea.
2. A Meitei surname from Manipuri

## Easily confused with
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aruba-vs-aura)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aruba-vs-arya)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aruba-vs-arun)
- **aba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aba-vs-aruba)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ara-vs-aruba)
- **arb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arb-vs-aruba)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/area-vs-aruba)
- **Arab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-aruba)
- **aqua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-aruba)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-aruba)
- **alba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alba-vs-aruba)
- **abba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abba-vs-aruba)
- **arena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arena-vs-aruba)
- **Arabs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arabs-vs-aruba)
- **aroma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-aruba)
- **Abuja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abuja-vs-aruba)
- **Arora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arora-vs-aruba)
- **Arabia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arabia-vs-aruba)
- **Arjuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arjuna-vs-aruba)

## Common misspellings (6)
`arbua`, `arruba`, `aruab`, `arubba`, `aurba`, `rauba`

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