darb

noun

"darb" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“darb” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something beautiful, a charm, a peach.

Corpus desk

Index EN-darb · darb · English

darb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for darb
PropertyValue
Headworddarb
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “darb” in English

darbsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

darb is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for darb, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is darb, spelled D-A-R-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something beautiful, a charm, a peach.
  2. 2
    A cigarette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ain't it a darb?
  2. “Boss,” he exclaimed, “it's a darb.” “It's more than that,” I cut in, “it′s a wonder. It′s a masterpiece.[…]”

Synonyms

death stickdurrie

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "darb"?
"darb" is spelled D-A-R-B.
What does "darb" mean?
As a noun, "darb" means: Something beautiful, a charm, a peach.
What language does "darb" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list