# scarab

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskæɹəb/ · frequency rank #38,149

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.

## Easily confused with
- **scary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scary)
- **scare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scare)
- **scrap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scrap)
- **scars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scars)
- **scrub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scrub)
- **scarf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scarf)
- **scared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scared)
- **scarce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-scarce)
- **Schwab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarab-vs-schwab)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sara-vs-scarab)
- **scar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scar-vs-scarab)
- **Saab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saab-vs-scarab)
- **scab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scab-vs-scarab)
- **Sarah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarah-vs-scarab)
- **scala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scarab)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saran-vs-scarab)
- **scalar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalar-vs-scarab)

## Common misspellings (9)
`csarab`, `sacrab`, `scaarb`, `scarabb`, `scarba`, `scarrab`, `sccarab`, `scraab`, `sscarab`

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