cumbia
/ˈkumbja/noun
cumbia is spelled C-U-M-B-I-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cumbia means “A traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cumbia is cumbias.
How many letters and syllables are in cumbia?
| Letters | 6: C-U-M-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cumbia?
Cumbia appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 cumbia?
- /ˈkumbja/
Cumbia has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cumbia
- cumbias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cumbia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cumbia come from?
From Colombian and Panamanian Spanish cumbia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).