aub

\ˌɑls.tyˈbliːft\

/\ˌɑls.tyˈbliːft\/ intj

The verdict

“aub” is uncommon French (frequency #93,504 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,504
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de a.u.b..

Corpus desk

Index FR-aub · aub · French

aub · rank #93,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,504
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH attelles

Nearest frequency peer: attelles (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « aub »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « aub » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aub
PropertyValue
Headwordaub
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˌɑls.tyˈbliːft\
Letters3
Frequency rank#93,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aub » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aubtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « attelles » (#93,503), « athérome » (#93,502), « aventureuses » (#93,506). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aub » est au #93,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aub is uncommon French at frequency #93,504 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˌɑls.tyˈbliːft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de a.u.b..".

Zero misspellings are on record for aub in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is aub, spelled A-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de a.u.b..

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aub"?
"aub" is spelled A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌɑls.tyˈbliːft\.
What does "aub" mean?
As an interjection, "aub" means: Variante de a.u.b..
How do you pronounce "aub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aub" is \ˌɑls.tyˈbliːft\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aub" come from?
"aub" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list