suba

/[ˈsuβ̞a]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,629

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

suba is aSpanishnoun. It means: Alza o subida de precio de tierras, mercaderías, acciones u otras cosas. Pronounced [ˈsuβ̞a]. It ranks #7,629 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sus and sur.

Key facts for suba
PropertyValue
Headwordsuba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsuβ̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,629
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for suba is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsuβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,629 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alza o subida de precio de tierras, mercaderías, acciones u otras cosas.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for suba, with forms such as "sbua", "ssuba", and "suab". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sus", "sur", "sun", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is suba, spelled S-U-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alza o subida de precio de tierras, mercaderías, acciones u otras cosas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sbua,ssuba,suab,subba,suva,usba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suba

Misspelling Variants of "suba"

sbua4ssuba5suab4subba5suva4usba4
Misspelling Variants of "suba"

Frequency rank: #7,629 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suba"?
"suba" is spelled S-U-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsuβ̞a].
What does "suba" mean?
As a noun, "suba" means: Alza o subida de precio de tierras, mercaderías, acciones u otras cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "suba"?
"suba" is commonly confused with "sus", "sur", "sun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suba" is [ˈsuβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suba" come from?
"suba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our Spanish index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.