ube
/ˈuːbeɪ/noun
ube is spelled U-B-E: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ube means “The purple yam, Dioscorea alata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ube?
| Letters | 3: U-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 ube?
Ube appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 ube?
- [ˈʔuː.bɛ]
- US /ˈuːbeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ube mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.
Ube is a popular ingredient in cakes and ice-cream in the Philippines and Jamaica.
noun
- 1
Initialism of unsolicited bulk email.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ube come from?
Borrowed from Tagalog ube.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).