Arabian
/əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən/adjective, noun
Arabian is spelled A-R-A-B-I-A-N: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Arabian means “Related to Arabia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Arabian?
| Letters | 7: A-R-A-B-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Arabian?
Arabian appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Arabian?
- /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən/
Arabian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-Arabian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Arabian
- more Arabian comparative
- most Arabian superlative
- Arabians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Arabian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Related to Arabia.
noun
- 1
A native of Arabia.
- 2
An Arabian horse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arabian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 Arabian come from?
From Arabia + -n.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).