ume

/ˈwme/

//ˈwme// noun

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The verdict

“ume” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,016 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,016
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ume · ume · Spanish

ume · rank #75,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,016
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH unificando

Nearest frequency peer: unificando (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ume”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ume” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ume
PropertyValue
Headwordume
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwme/
Letters3
Frequency rank#75,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ume” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).umecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “unificando” (#75,017), “tutto” (#75,014), “uniformada” (#75,018). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “ume” va en #75,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ume is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,016 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwme/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ume, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ume, spelled U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dos.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ume"?
"ume" is spelled U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwme/.
What does "ume" mean?
As a noun, "ume" means: Dos.
How do you pronounce "ume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ume" is /ˈwme/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ume" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ume", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poi#74,832kof#74,667ime#74,610gos#75,510

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list