Kuba

noun

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The verdict

“Kuba” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,883 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,883
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-kuba · Kuba · Portuguese

Kuba · rank #95,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,883
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH lezíria

Nearest frequency peer: lezíria (+16 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Kuba”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Kuba” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kuba
PropertyValue
HeadwordKuba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Kuba” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Kubacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lezíria” (#95,899), “jaw” (#95,856), “Luxembourg” (#95,912). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “Kuba” fica em #95,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kuba is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,883 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuba".

Kuba doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Kuba, spelled K-U-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuba

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Stolicą Kuby jest Hawana.
  2. Santiago de Cuba jest drugim co do wielkości miastem Kuby.

Synonyms

Republika Kuby

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 "Kuba"?
"Kuba" is spelled K-U-B-A.
What does "Kuba" mean?
As a noun, "Kuba" means: Cuba
What language does "Kuba" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mite#95,963oggi#96,010vazo#96,301Wahl#96,325

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list