cubes

/kjuːbz/

//kjuːbz// noun

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"cubes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cubes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,446
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of cube

Corpus desk

Index EN-cubes · cubes · English

cubes · rank #16,446 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,446
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH creamy

Nearest frequency peer: creamy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cubes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cubes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cubes vs cue
60% similar
cubes vs cute
60% similar
cubes vs cuts
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cubes
PropertyValue
Headwordcubes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kjuːbz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,446
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cubes”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cubeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “creamy” (#16,445), “deterioration” (#16,449), “correctional” (#16,441). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cubes” is #16,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cubes (IPA /kjuːbz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,446 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cubes, with forms such as "cbues", "ccubes", and "cubbes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cue", "cute", "cuts", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is cubes, spelled C-U-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of cube
  2. 2
    Testicles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cubes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Actually, I should have just kicked him in the cubes and gotten my face out of there.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbues
  • ccubes
  • cubbes
  • cubess
  • cubse
  • cuebs
  • ucbes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cubes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cbues2ccubes1cubbes1cubess1cubse2cuebs2ucbes2
Edit distance from "cubes"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cubes"?
"cubes" is spelled C-U-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kjuːbz/.
What does "cubes" mean?
As a noun, "cubes" means: plural of cube
What words are commonly confused with "cubes"?
"cubes" is commonly confused with "cue", "cute", "cuts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cubes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cubes" is /kjuːbz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cubes" come from?
"cubes" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cubes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dizzy#16,455enact#16,463fists#16,470bogus#16,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fiddle7 variantsfolds7 variantsharam7 variantsaspen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list