Caaba

/ˈkaabɜ/

//ˈkaabɜ// noun

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The verdict

“Caaba” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - construção cuboide reverenciada pelos muçulmanos na mesquita sagrada de al Masjid Meca

Key facts for Caaba
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaaba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkaabɜ/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Caaba” sits in Portuguese frequency

Caaba falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Caaba is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkaabɜ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "construção cuboide reverenciada pelos muçulmanos na mesquita sagrada de al Masjid Meca".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Caaba, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Caaba, spelled C-A-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    construção cuboide reverenciada pelos muçulmanos na mesquita sagrada de al Masjid Meca

This word in other languages

Kaaba(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Caaba"?
"Caaba" is spelled C-A-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkaabɜ/.
What does "Caaba" mean?
As a noun, "Caaba" means: construção cuboide reverenciada pelos muçulmanos na mesquita sagrada de al Masjid Meca
How do you pronounce "Caaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caaba" is /ˈkaabɜ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Caaba" come from?
"Caaba" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Caaba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkaabɜ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list