hubba

noun

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

The verdict

“hubba” is uncommon English (frequency #70,754 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,754
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A grain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hubba · hubba · English

hubba · rank #70,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,754
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH humanitariani…

Nearest frequency peer: humanitarianism (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “hubba”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “hubba” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hubba
PropertyValue
Headwordhubba
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,754
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “hubba” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hubbafalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “humanitarianism” (#70,756), “homunculus” (#70,751), “Hurtado” (#70,757). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hubba” is #70,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hubba is uncommon English at frequency #70,754 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hubba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindustani حَبَّہ (habba) / हब्बा (habbā), from Classical Persian حبه (habba), from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba). The correct English form is hubba, spelled H-U-B-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A grain.
  2. 2
    A jot or tittle; the smallest amount.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diamonds and pearls are sold by hubbas and ruttees; 8 hubbas equal to 1 ruttee, about 2 grains troy.
  2. The camp Banyans, to make their purchases of him, pay the assize your Highness may fix, and not a hubba shall be taken without payment being made.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani حَبَّہ (habba) / हब्बा (habbā), from Classical Persian حبه (habba), from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba).

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 "hubba"?
"hubba" is spelled H-U-B-B-A.
What does "hubba" mean?
As a noun, "hubba" means: A grain.
What is the origin of the word "hubba"?
Borrowed from Hindustani حَبَّہ (habba) / हब्बा (habbā), from Classical Persian حبه (habba), from Arabic حَبَّة (ḥabba). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hyoid#70,761Haran#70,735Jabal#70,784joist#70,792

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list