rumba
/ˈɹʊmbə/noun, verb
rumba is spelled R-U-M-B-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rumba means “A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rumba is rumbas.
How many letters and syllables are in rumba?
| Letters | 5: R-U-M-B-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rumba?
Rumba appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 rumba?
- /ˈɹʊmbə/
- /ˈɹʌmbə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rumba.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rumba?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rumba.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: umbra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rumba
- rumbas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rhumba
- rumbaing participle, present
- rumbaed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rumba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
verb
- 1
To dance the rumba.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rumba in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rumba come from?
Borrowed from Spanish rumba.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).