thebe
noun
thebe is spelled T-H-E-B-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thebe means “A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a pula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thebe is thebes.
How many letters and syllables are in thebe?
| Letters | 5: T-H-E-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 thebe?
Thebe appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 thebe?
- Canada
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-thebe.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thebe?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as thebe.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bethe.
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 thebe
- thebes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thebe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a pula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thebe come from?
From Tswana thebe (“shield”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).