cubic
/ˈkjuː.bɪk/
"cubic" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cubic” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,009
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cubic · cubic · English
cubic · rank #11,009 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,009
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cosmetic
Nearest frequency peer: cosmetic (-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 “cubic”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- continuation
continuation
88,997 corpus weight
- convoy
convoy
88,995 corpus weight
- cork
cork
88,994 corpus weight
- cosmetic
cosmetic
88,993 corpus weight
- cubic
cubic
88,992 corpus weight
- Cyprus
Cyprus
88,991 corpus weight
What this shows “cubic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | cubic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkjuː.bɪk/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cubic”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around cubic (IPA /ˈkjuː.bɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,009 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cubic, with forms such as "cbuic", "ccubic", and "cubbic". 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, "Cui", "Cubs", "cutie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic. The correct English form is cubic, spelled C-U-B-I-C.
Definition
- 1Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- 2Relating to polynomials of the form ax³+bx²+cx+d.
- 3Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cubic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.
It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
Etymology
From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cbuic
- ccubic
- cubbic
- cubci
- cubicc
- cuibc
- ucbic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cubic - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).