# rabat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈbæt/ · frequency rank #47,284

## Definitions
1. A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
2. A piece of fabric fitted to the collar covering the shirt-front worn by Catholic and Anglican clergy.
3. The clerical linen collar itself.

## Etymology
From French rabat.

## Easily confused with
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rat)
- **rant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rant)
- **raft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-raft)
- **raja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-raja)
- **Rama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rama)
- **Rana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rana)
- **Raza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-raza)
- **Raya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-raya)
- **rasa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rasa)
- **rada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rada)
- **rata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rata)
- **robot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-robot)
- **radar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-radar)
- **rabbi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rabbi)
- **rabid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rabid)
- **rajah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rajah)
- **rebut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rebut)
- **rebar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rebar)
- **rabbit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rabbit)
- **rebate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rebate)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arbat`, `raabt`, `rabatt`, `rabbat`, `rabta`, `rbaat`, `rrabat`

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