konbu
kon·bu/ˈkɒnbuː/noun
konbu is spelled K-O-N-B-U: 5 letters and 2 syllables (kon·bu). It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, konbu means “Alternative spelling of kombu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in konbu?
| Letters | 5: K-O-N-B-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: kon·bu |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is konbu?
Konbu appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 konbu?
- US /ˈkɒnbuː/
Konbu has 2 syllables, split kon·bu in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does konbu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of kombu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does konbu come from?
See kombu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).