arb
noun, verb
arb is spelled A-R-B: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arb means “The act of or potential for arbitrage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arb is arbs.
How many letters and syllables are in arb?
| Letters | 3: A-R-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is arb?
Arb appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 arb?
Arb has one syllable (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).
What rhymes with arb?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as arb.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bar, bra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of arb
- arbs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- arbing participle, present
- arbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of or potential for arbitrage.
- 2
One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur.
- 3
informalAn arboretum.
verb
- 1
To engage in arbitrage.
noun
- 1
Initialism of angiotensin receptor blocker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arb come from?
Clipping.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).