Sabbath
/ˈsæbəθ/
"sabbath" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sabbath” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #15,050 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,050
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sabbath |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsæbəθ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sabbath” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Sabbath is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsæbəθ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,050 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sabbath, with forms such as "asbbath", "sababth", and "sabath". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Shabbat", "Sabah", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenc… The correct English form is Sabbath, spelled S-A-B-B-A-T-H.
Definition
- 1Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.
- 2Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
- 3Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.
- 4Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow.
- 5Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance.
Etymology
From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenced by the traditional transliteration of the Hebrew as shabbāth, being attested since the 14th century and widespread since the 16th. Doublet of Shabbat. Possibly from the Sumerian sa-bat ("mid-rest")
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asbbath,sababth,sabath,sabbaht,sabbathh,sabbatth,sabbtah,sbabath,ssabbath
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sabbath - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Sabbath”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-A-B-B-A-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsæbəθ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Shabbat” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sabbath vs Shabbat
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.