rebbe

/ˈɹɛbi/

//ˈɹɛbi// noun

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"rebbe" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rebbe” is uncommon English (frequency #63,184 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,184
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rebbe · rebbe · English

rebbe · rank #63,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,184
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rearward

Nearest frequency peer: rearward (-1 rank slots)

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Frequency neighbourhood for “rebbe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rebbe” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rebbe
PropertyValue
Headwordrebbe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛbi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rebbe” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).rebbelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “rearward” (#63,183), “recalibrate” (#63,185), “redecorate” (#63,187). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rebbe is uncommon English at frequency #63,184 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹɛbi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rebbe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Yiddish רבי (rebe). Doublet of rabbi. The correct English form is rebbe, spelled R-E-B-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
  2. 2
    A teacher of Torah, especially in a primary school.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Born in Riga in 1909 into a vast cousinage that included the Lubavitcher rebbes, Isaiah Mendelevich Berlin was taken to Petrograd as a small boy, and then to London in 1921 when the Bolsheviks allowed his prosperous (and fortunate) parents to leave.
  2. It was to be the first Pesach, after years devoid of light When the Rebbe of Skulene stood with his son And they announced, There will Matzos! for the Seder Night But enough to only give each person one

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish רבי (rebe). Doublet of rabbi.

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 "rebbe"?
"rebbe" is spelled R-E-B-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛbi/.
What does "rebbe" mean?
As a noun, "rebbe" means: The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
How do you pronounce "rebbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebbe" is /ˈɹɛbi/. 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 "rebbe"?
Borrowed from Yiddish רבי (rebe). Doublet of rabbi. 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 "rebbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rashi#63,180rando#63,178scram#63,228phlox#63,138

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list