cumbuca

noun

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The verdict

“cumbuca” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #96,569 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#96,569
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cabaça grande com boca estreita

Key facts for cumbuca
PropertyValue
Headwordcumbuca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cumbuca” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cumbuca lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cumbuca is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #96,569 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cumbuca in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cumbuca, spelled C-U-M-B-U-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cabaça grande com boca estreita
  2. 2
    casa de jogo
  3. 3
    violão
  4. 4
    armadilha
  5. 5
    combuca; cuiambuca

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 "cumbuca"?
"cumbuca" is spelled C-U-M-B-U-C-A.
What does "cumbuca" mean?
As a noun, "cumbuca" means: cabaça grande com boca estreita
What language does "cumbuca" come from?
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Using “cumbuca”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-U-M-B-U-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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