cubo

/ˈku.bu/

//ˈku.bu// noun

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The verdict

“cubo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,210
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hexaedro regular; sólido de seis faces quadradas iguais

Corpus desk

Index PT-cubo · cubo · Portuguese

cubo · rank #12,210 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,210
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cubano

Nearest frequency peer: cubano (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cubo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cubo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cubo vs cut
50% similar
cubo vs cum
50% similar
cubo vs cujo
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cubo
PropertyValue
Headwordcubo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈku.bu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,210
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cubo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cubocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cubano” (#12,209), “coreografia” (#12,208), “cândido” (#12,212). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cubo” fica em #12,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cubo (IPA /ˈku.bu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,210 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cubo, with forms such as "cbuo", "ccubo", and "cubbo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cut", "cum", "cujo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cubo, spelled C-U-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    hexaedro regular; sólido de seis faces quadradas iguais
  2. 2
    qualquer objeto que se assemelha a um cubo¹
  3. 3
    expoente três; terceira potência

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cubo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O cubo é um dos cinco sólidos platônicos.
  2. Colocou três cubos de gelo na caipirinha.

This word in other languages

cube(English)cubo(Español)cube(Français)Würfel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbuo
  • ccubo
  • cubbo
  • cuob
  • ucbo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cubo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cbuo2ccubo1cubbo1cuob2ucbo2
Edit distance from "cubo"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cubo"?
"cubo" is spelled C-U-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈku.bu/.
What does "cubo" mean?
As a noun, "cubo" means: hexaedro regular; sólido de seis faces quadradas iguais
What words are commonly confused with "cubo"?
"cubo" is commonly confused with "cut", "cum", "cujo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cubo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cubo" is /ˈku.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cubo" come from?
"cubo" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dino#12,221fair#12,248HTML#12,259late#12,276

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

menu5 variantsparo5 variantsmero5 variantsZeus5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list