# cab

> English word · Noun · IPA /kæb/ · frequency rank #7,658

## Definitions
1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
2. A similar compartment in other vehicles.
3. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
4. Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.
5. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.

## Etymology
Clipping of cabriolet.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-co)
- **CD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cd)
- **CM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cm)
- **CC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cc)
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-ct)
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cr)
- **ch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-ch)
- **cs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cs)
- **Cl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cl)
- **CE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-ce)
- **cp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cp)
- **CB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cb)
- **CV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cv)
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cu)
- **CW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cw)
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-ci)
- **CJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cj)
- **CG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cg)
- **CX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cx)
- **cz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cab-vs-cz)

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