araba
noun
araba is spelled A-R-A-B-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Araba, the name). As a noun, araba means “A horse-drawn carriage once used for transportation in pre-modern Turkey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of araba is arabas.
How many letters and syllables are in araba?
| Letters | 5: A-R-A-B-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is araba?
Araba appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Araba, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of araba
- arabas plural
- arba
- aroba
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does araba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A horse-drawn carriage once used for transportation in pre-modern Turkey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Araba in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense carriage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | araba, arraba |
| Portuguese | arabá |
| Spanish | araba |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does araba come from?
From Ottoman Turkish عربه (modern Turkish araba).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).