Rahab
"rahab" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Rahab” is uncommon English (frequency #96,392 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,392
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rahab · Rahab · English
Rahab · rank #96,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,392
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Ragusa
Nearest frequency peer: Ragusa (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Rahab”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- putatively
putatively
3,615 corpus weight
- ragamuffin
ragamuffin
3,611 corpus weight
- Ragusa
Ragusa
3,610 corpus weight
- Rahab
Rahab
3,609 corpus weight
- Rattigan
Rattigan
3,605 corpus weight
- redbone
redbone
3,600 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Rahab” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rahab |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rahab” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rahab is uncommon English at frequency #96,392 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rahab, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”). The correct English form is Rahab, spelled R-A-H-A-B.
Definition
- 1A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.
- 2A female given name from Hebrew.
Etymology
Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rahab", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.