saba
noun
saba is spelled S-A-B-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Saba, the name). As a noun, saba means “A sweet grape syrup made from grape must” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in saba?
| Letters | 4: S-A-B-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 saba?
Saba appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Saba, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce saba?
Saba has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with saba?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as saba.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: baas, abas.
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).
What does saba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet grape syrup made from grape must
- 2
A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).
- 3
Mackerel.
noun
- 1
Initialism of short-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist, a drug class used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does saba come from?
Alternative form of sapa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).