cube
/kjuːb/
"cube" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cube” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,312 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,312
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cube |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kjuːb/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #9,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cube” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cube is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kjuːb/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,312 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cube, with forms such as "cbue", "ccube", and "cubbe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cut", "cup", "cum", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos). The correct English form is cube, spelled C-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
- 2Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
- 3The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
- 4A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube.
- 5A Rubik's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube.
- 6Clipping of cubic inch(es).
- 7An extremely socially conventional or conservative person, moreso than even a square.
Etymology
From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cbue,ccube,cubbe,cueb,ucbe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cube - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cube”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-U-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kjuːb/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cut” - see the side-by-side comparison. cube vs cut
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.