# Sabah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɑːbɑː/ · frequency rank #32,575

## Definitions
1. A state in eastern Malaysia located at the Northern part of the Borneo island with the main city Kota Kinabalu as its capital.

## Etymology
From Malay Sabah.

## Easily confused with
- **SBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sba)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sara)
- **saga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-saga)
- **shah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-shah)
- **sash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sash)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sata)
- **sala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sala)
- **saya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-saya)
- **Sarah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sarah)
- **salad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-salad)
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-satan)
- **salah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-salah)
- **saber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-saber)
- **samba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-samba)
- **sabha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sabha)
- **Saban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-saban)
- **sabre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sabre)
- **Saleh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-saleh)
- **Salam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-salam)
- **sable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabah-vs-sable)

## Common misspellings (6)
`asbah`, `saabh`, `sabahh`, `sabbah`, `sbaah`, `ssabah`

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