# Cuban

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkjuːbən/ · frequency rank #7,902

## Definitions
1. A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.
2. A cigar made in Cuba.
3. Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich.

## Etymology
From Cuba + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Cubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cubs)
- **cube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cube)
- **cyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cyan)
- **cubic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cubic)
- **cubes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cubes)
- **cumin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cumin)
- **cubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-cubby)
- **Curran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuban-vs-curran)
- **can** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/can-vs-cuban)
- **Cub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cub-vs-cuban)
- **CBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cba-vs-cuban)
- **Cuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuba-vs-cuban)
- **chan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cuban)
- **clan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clan-vs-cuban)
- **clean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clean-vs-cuban)
- **cabin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabin-vs-cuban)
- **Conan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conan-vs-cuban)
- **cowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cowan-vs-cuban)
- **cabal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cuban)
- **Cobain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobain-vs-cuban)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cbuan`, `ccuban`, `cuabn`, `cubann`, `cubban`, `cubna`, `ucban`

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