abracadabra
/ˌæbɹəkəˈdæbɹə/
"abracadabra" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abracadabra” is uncommon English (frequency #75,593 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,593
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abracadabra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæbɹəkəˈdæbɹə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #75,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abracadabra” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abracadabra is uncommon English at frequency #75,593 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæbɹəkəˈdæbɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abracadabra in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Late Latin abracadabra. The correct English form is abracadabra, spelled A-B-R-A-C-A-D-A-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.
- 2Arcane and obscure language of occult rituals or mystical practices.
- 3Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin abracadabra.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “abracadabra”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-B-R-A-C-A-D-A-B-R-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.