Sabaean
Sa·bae·an/səˈbiː.ən/noun, adjective
Sabaean is spelled S-A-B-A-E-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Sa·bae·an). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sabaean means “A member of the ancient Sabaean people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sabaean is Sabaeans.
How many letters and syllables are in Sabaean?
| Letters | 7: S-A-B-A-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Sa·bae·an |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Sabaean?
Sabaean appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Sabaean?
- /səˈbiː.ən/
Sabaean has 3 syllables, split Sa·bae·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Sabaean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Sabaean
- Sabaeans plural
- Sabean
- Sabæan
- more Sabaean comparative
- most Sabaean superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sabaean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the ancient Sabaean people.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Sabaean people or their culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sabaean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sabäer, Sabäerin , sabäisch |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Sabaean come from?
From Saba + -ean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).