cubby
/kʌbi/noun
cubby is spelled C-U-B-B-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cubby means “A small, confined space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cubby is cubbies.
How many letters and syllables are in cubby?
| Letters | 5: C-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cubby?
Cubby appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 cubby?
- US /kʌbi/
- /ˈkʊbi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cubby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cubby
- cubbies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, confined space.
- 2
A cell in a shelf for storing items, particularly in a school.
It’s standard for Norwegian kindergartens to have rows of cubbies just inside the door, each storing layers of spare clothes, including rain and snow gear and boots and mittens.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cubby come from?
From Middle English cub (“stall”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Cognate with French cagibi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).