sab
verb, noun
sab is spelled S-A-B: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Sab, the name). As a verb, sab means “To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sab?
| Letters | 3: S-A-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sab?
Sab appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Sab, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with sab?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sab.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: abs, bas.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sab
- sabs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sabbing participle, present
- sabbed participle, past
- sabb
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
informalTo sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.
noun
- 1
informalA saboteur, especially of fox hunts.
- 2
UKslangA sabbatical officer.
- 3
Alternative form of sab. (“sable”).
noun
- 1
Initialism of scientific/science advisory board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sab come from?
Short for sabotage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).