# Cuba

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkjuːbə/ · frequency rank #5,779

## Definitions
1. A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
2. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
3. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
4. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
5. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
6. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
7. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
8. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
9. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
10. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
11. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
12. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
13. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
14. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
15. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
16. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
17. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
18. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
19. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
20. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
21. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
22. A surname.

## Etymology
Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

## Easily confused with
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cut)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cup)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cum)
- **cuz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cuz)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cue)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cur)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cui)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cute)
- **cuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cuts)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cure)
- **cups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cups)
- **cult** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cult)
- **Cubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cubs)
- **cunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cunt)
- **cube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cube)
- **curb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-curb)
- **cues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cues)
- **curl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-curl)
- **cuff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cuff)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-curt)

## Common misspellings (5)
`cbua`, `ccuba`, `cuab`, `cubba`, `ucba`

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