cabbage

/ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"cabbage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cabbage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,878
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cabbage · cabbage · English

cabbage · rank #13,878 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,878
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH bureaucracy

Nearest frequency peer: bureaucracy (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cabbage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cabbage vs cabbie
71% similar
cabbage vs carnage
71% similar
cabbage vs cabbages
88% similar

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

Key facts for cabbage
PropertyValue
Headwordcabbage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,878
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cabbage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cabbagelands here:

#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 “bureaucracy” (#13,877), “canton” (#13,879), “bulbs” (#13,876). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cabbage” is #13,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cabbage (IPA /ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,878 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabbage, with forms such as "acbbage", "cababge", and "cabage". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cabbie", "carnage", "cabbages", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Old French caboce Anglo-Norman cabochebor. Middle English caboche English cabbage From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain or… The correct English form is cabbage, spelled C-A-B-B-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
  2. 2
    An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
  3. 3
    The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
  4. 4
    A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.
  5. 5
    Used as a term of endearment.
  6. 6
    Money.
  7. 7
    Marijuana leaf, the part that is not smoked but from which cannabutter can be extracted.
  8. 8
    A terminal bud of certain palm trees, used for food.
  9. 9
    A cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), a palm of the southeastern US coasts and nearby islands.
  10. 10
    A human head.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cabbage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In aphrodisiac preparation, wild cabbage was frequently an ingredient.
  2. Cabbage is good for you.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French caboce Anglo-Norman cabochebor. Middle English caboche English cabbage From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of uncertain origin. Some authorities derive it from Latin caput (“head”), others from ca- (said to be an expressive prefix) + boce (“hump; bump”) (whence English boss).

Synonyms

cabbage plantcolecolegreensperson with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage

This word in other languages

repollo(Español)chou(Français)Kohl(Deutsch)repolho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acbbage
  • cababge
  • cabage
  • cabbaeg
  • cabbagge
  • cabbgae
  • cbabage
  • ccabbage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabbage - 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.

acbbage2cababge2cabage1cabbaeg2cabbagge1cabbgae2cbabage2ccabbage1
Edit distance from "cabbage"

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 "cabbage"?
"cabbage" is spelled C-A-B-B-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "cabbage" mean?
As a noun, "cabbage" means: An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
What words are commonly confused with "cabbage"?
"cabbage" is commonly confused with "cabbie", "carnage", "cabbages". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabbage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabbage" is /ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/. 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 "cabbage"?
Etymology tree Old French caboce Anglo-Norman cabochebor. Middle English caboche English cabbage From Middle English caboche, cabage (“cabbage”; “a certain fish”), a borrowing from Anglo-Norman caboche (“head”), a northern variant of caboce, of un... 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 "cabbage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

chimney#13,882comrade#13,888baptism#13,861curator#13,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bulbs8 variantsbooker8 variantsblond8 variantscrater8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list