# rabbi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹæ.baɪ/ · frequency rank #11,447

## Definitions
1. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
2. A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
3. A senior officer who acts as a mentor.

## Etymology
From Middle English raby, from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-Tanakh) Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”), from רַב (rav, “master”) + ־ִי (-í, “my”). Compare late Old English rabbi. Doublet of rebbe and related to rav.

## Easily confused with
- **RBI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rbi)
- **Ravi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-ravi)
- **Robb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-robb)
- **rani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rani)
- **Rami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rami)
- **Rafi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rafi)
- **rabid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rabid)
- **Rambo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rambo)
- **Robby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-robby)
- **rabbit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rabbit)
- **rabble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabbi-vs-rabble)
- **Rab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rab-vs-rabbi)
- **rabat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabat-vs-rabbi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arbbi`, `rabi`, `rabib`, `rbabi`, `rrabbi`

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