# Arab

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæɹ.əb/ · frequency rank #3,666

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”) or back-formation from Arabic.

## Easily confused with
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-are)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-art)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arm)
- **arc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arc)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-ark)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-ari)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-asa)
- **ard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-ard)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-ata)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arr)
- **arg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arg)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-awa)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-aro)
- **arf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arf)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arp)
- **arb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arb)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arn)
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-away)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aarb`, `arabb`, `arba`, `arrab`, `raab`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arab