bubinga
noun
bubinga is spelled B-U-B-I-N-G-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bubinga means “Guibourtia spp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bubinga is bubingas.
How many letters and syllables are in bubinga?
| Letters | 7: B-U-B-I-N-G-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bubinga?
Bubinga appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bubinga?
Bubinga has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bubinga
- bubingas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bubinga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Guibourtia spp.
- 2
Didelotia africana
- 3
Copaifera spp.
- 4
Brachystegia spp.
- 5
Timber of various species of Guibourtia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bubinga come from?
Borrowed from Duala bobiŋga.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).