scarab
/ˈskæɹəb/noun
scarab is spelled S-C-A-R-A-B: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scarab means “A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scarab is scarabs.
How many letters and syllables are in scarab?
| Letters | 6: S-C-A-R-A-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is scarab?
Scarab appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 scarab?
- UK /ˈskæɹəb/
- British /ˈskaɹəb/
- /ˈskæɹəb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scarab.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scarab?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scarab from its last stressed vowel (/æɹəb/, British pronunciation):
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).
Forms of scarab
- scarabs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scarab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
- 2
Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
- 3
A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
- 4
slangThe currency sign ¤.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scarab in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Skarabäus |
| Portuguese | escaravelho |
| Spanish | escarabajo sagrado , escarabeido , escarabeo |
| French | scarabée |
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 scarab come from?
From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).