abaya

Name: abaya, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/əˈbeɪ.jə/

//əˈbeɪ.jə// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“abaya” is an uncommon English word, ranked #71,254 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,254
frequency rank, English: 5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of aba.

Key facts for abaya
Property	Value
Headword	abaya
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/əˈbeɪ.jə/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#71,254
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abaya” sits in English 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). abaya lands here:

#71,254

#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 English entry for abaya is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈbeɪ.jə/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,254 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonym of aba.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for abaya in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856. The correct English form is abaya, spelled A-B-A-Y-A.

Definition

1
Synonym of aba.

Etymology

From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.

This word in other languages

abaya(Español)abaya(Français)Abaya(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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abaya"?

"abaya" is spelled A-B-A-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈbeɪ.jə/.

What does "abaya" mean?

As a noun, "abaya" means: Synonym of aba.

How do you pronounce "abaya"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abaya" is /əˈbeɪ.jə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "abaya"?

From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “abaya”

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

The one correct English spelling is A-B-A-Y-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /əˈbeɪ.jə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.