# Rigel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/ · frequency rank #80,819

## Definitions
1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

## Etymology
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one”).

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