# Caribbean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ · frequency rank #5,862

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).

## Etymology
From Carib or Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, + -an.

## Common misspellings (11)
`acribbean`, `cairbbean`, `carbibean`, `caribbaen`, `caribbeann`, `caribbena`, `caribean`, `caribeban`, `carribbean`, `ccaribbean`, `craibbean`

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