Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ub

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: ub
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Ulaanbaatar.

name

Initialism of Urząd Bezpieczeństwa, a branch of the secret police in communist Poland.

name

Initialism of University of Baguio.

name

Initialism of University of Batangas.

noun

Initialism of undefined behavior, behavior not defined in the language standard.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of upper bracket.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of uneven bars.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of unbirth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He was still going, and strongly at that, in a tiny apartment much invigilated by the “U.B.” or Polish secret police."
"Sexual affair ¶ Short or long term. I’m 34, lk. 28, well built, small, 150 lbs, 5’10”, married. UB well kept and care about yourself, married, single, young or old."

Usage

Inflected Forms

UBs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

AA BB FX VT UB2

Questions

What does ub mean?: Initialism of Ulaanbaatar.

How to pronounce ub

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