# rumba

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹʊmbə/ · frequency rank #45,638

## Definitions
1. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish rumba.

## Easily confused with
- **rump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumba-vs-rump)
- **Rumi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumba-vs-rumi)
- **rumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumba-vs-rumor)
- **rumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumba-vs-rumble)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rub-vs-rumba)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rum-vs-rumba)
- **RMB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rmb-vs-rumba)
- **RMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rma-vs-rumba)
- **Rua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rua-vs-rumba)
- **ruby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruby-vs-rumba)
- **Roma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roma-vs-rumba)
- **Rama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rumba)
- **rube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rumba)
- **rugby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rugby-vs-rumba)
- **Rambo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rambo-vs-rumba)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rmuba`, `rrumba`, `rubma`, `rumab`, `rumbba`, `rummba`, `urmba`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rumba