iorubá

/i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba/

//i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba// adj

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The verdict

“iorubá” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,226 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,226
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relacionado aos iorubas

Key facts for iorubá
PropertyValue
Headwordiorubá
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba/
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “iorubá” 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). iorubá lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

iorubá is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,226 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for iorubá, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists 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 iorubá, spelled I-O-R-U-B-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    relacionado aos iorubas
  2. 2
    relacionado ao idioma iorubano

Synonyms

iorubaiorubanonagô

This word in other languages

Yoruba(English)yoruba(Español)yoruba(Français)Yoruba(Deutsch)

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 "iorubá"?
"iorubá" is spelled I-O-R-U-B-Á. The IPA pronunciation is /i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba/.
What does "iorubá" mean?
As an adjective, "iorubá" means: relacionado aos iorubas
How do you pronounce "iorubá"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iorubá" is /i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iorubá" come from?
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Using “iorubá”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-O-R-U-B-Á - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.o.ɾu.ˈba/, /jo.ɾu.ˈba/ (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

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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