Kuba
The verdict
“Kuba” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,883 among 656 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,883
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 656
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuba
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kuba |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #95,883 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kuba” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kuba is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,883 among 656 “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
- 1Cuba
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Kuba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-U-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.