alárabe

[aˈlaɾaβ̞e]

/[aˈlaɾaβ̞e]/ adj

The verdict

“alárabe” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de, relativo o perteneciente al grupo étnico de habla semítica, originario de la Península Arábiga y los territorios circundantes, que habla el idioma árabe y cuya población se concentra pri...

Key facts for alárabe
PropertyValue
Headwordalárabe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈlaɾaβ̞e]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alárabe” sits in Spanish frequency

alárabe falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alárabe is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlaɾaβ̞e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alárabe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alárabe, spelled A-L-Á-R-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo o perteneciente al grupo étnico de habla semítica, originario de la Península Arábiga y los territorios circundantes, que habla el idioma árabe y cuya población se concentra principalmente en el norte de África y en Oriente Medio
  2. 2
    En especial, propio de, relativo o perteneciente a la etnia conformada por los descendientes de los habitantes originales de la Península Arábiga
  3. 3
    Propio de o relativo a la lengua semítica empleada mayoritariamente por estos pueblos

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alárabe"?
"alárabe" is spelled A-L-Á-R-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlaɾaβ̞e].
What does "alárabe" mean?
As an adjective, "alárabe" means: Propio de, relativo o perteneciente al grupo étnico de habla semítica, originario de la Península Arábiga y los territorios circundantes, que habla el idioma árabe y cuya población se concentra pri...
How do you pronounce "alárabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alárabe" is [aˈlaɾaβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alárabe" come from?
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Using “alárabe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-Á-R-A-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈlaɾaβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list