cabaret

Name: cabaret, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/kæbəˈɹeɪ/

//kæbəˈɹeɪ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“cabaret” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,152
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cabaret · cabaret · English

cabaret · rank #21,152 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,152
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH Camilla

Nearest frequency peer: Camilla (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

branching

78,853
brewster

78,852
bulge

78,851
cabaret

78,849
Camilla

78,848
Carmichael

78,846

What this shows “cabaret” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cabaret vs claret

71% similar

cabaret vs cabinet

71% similar

cabaret vs cabernet

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cabaret
Property	Value
Headword	cabaret
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/kæbəˈɹeɪ/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#21,152
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cabaret”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).cabaretlands here:

#21,152

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Camilla” (#21,153), “bulge” (#21,150), “brewster” (#21,149). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cabaret” is #21,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cabaret (IPA /kæbəˈɹeɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,152 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabaret, with forms such as "acbaret", "caabret", and "cabaert". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "claret", "cabinet", "cabernet", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cabaret. The correct English form is cabaret, spelled C-A-B-A-R-E-T.

Definition

1
Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.
2
The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held.
3
A strip club.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabaret.

This word in other languages

cabaré(Español)cabaret(Français)Kabarett(Deutsch)cabaré(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

acbaret
caabret
cabaert
cabarett
cabarret
cabarte
cabbaret
cabraet
cbaaret
ccabaret

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabaret - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "cabaret"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabaret"?

"cabaret" is spelled C-A-B-A-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kæbəˈɹeɪ/.

What does "cabaret" mean?

As a noun, "cabaret" means: Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

What words are commonly confused with "cabaret"?

"cabaret" is commonly confused with "claret", "cabinet", "cabernet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "cabaret"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabaret" is /kæbəˈɹeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "cabaret"?

Borrowed from French cabaret. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cabaret", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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