sarabande
noun
sarabande is spelled S-A-R-A-B-A-N-D-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sarabande means “A 16th-century Spanish dance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sarabande is sarabandes.
How many letters and syllables are in sarabande?
| Letters | 9: S-A-R-A-B-A-N-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 sarabande?
Sarabande appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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).
Forms of sarabande
- sarabandes plural
- saraband
- sarabrand
- zarabanda
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sarabande mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A 16th-century Spanish dance.
- 2
A stately Baroque dance in slow triple time.
- 3
The music for either of these dances.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sarabande in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a 16th century Spanish dance:
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 sarabande come from?
Borrowed from French sarabande, from Spanish zarabanda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).