# Cebu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sɛˈbu/ · frequency rank #22,315

## Definitions
1. An island of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
2. A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Cebu City.
3. Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines).
4. Rajahnate of Cebu
5. A barangay of San Isidro, Isabela, Philippines.

## Etymology
From Spanish Cebú, from Cebuano Sugbo, from sugbo (“to dive into the water”).

## Easily confused with
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cu)
- **CEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-ceo)
- **CPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cpu)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-chu)
- **Cub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cub)
- **CES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-ces)
- **cob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cob)
- **CSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-csu)
- **cee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cee)
- **CET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cet)
- **cel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cel)
- **CEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cec)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cru)
- **cem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cem)
- **cell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cell)
- **cent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cent)
- **Cuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cuba)
- **Cubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cubs)
- **cube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cube)
- **cobb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cebu-vs-cobb)

## Common misspellings (5)
`cbeu`, `ccebu`, `cebbu`, `ceub`, `ecbu`

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