kuma

\kú.ma\

/\kú.ma\/ noun

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The verdict

“kuma” is uncommon French (frequency #68,402 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,402
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-kuma · kuma · French

kuma · rank #68,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,402
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kirchberg

Nearest frequency peer: Kirchberg (-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 « kuma »

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 « kuma » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kuma
PropertyValue
Headwordkuma
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kú.ma\
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kuma » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.kumatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Kirchberg » (#68,401), « kyrielle » (#68,403), « kilowatts » (#68,400). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kuma » est au #68,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kuma is uncommon French at frequency #68,402 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kú.ma\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

kuma doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is kuma, spelled K-U-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parole.
  2. 2
    Mot.

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 "kuma"?
"kuma" is spelled K-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kú.ma\.
What does "kuma" mean?
As a noun, "kuma" means: Parole.
How do you pronounce "kuma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kuma" is \kú.ma\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kuma" come from?
"kuma" 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 "kuma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lalo#68,408Juli#68,390Joxe#68,388jiji#68,386

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list