árabe

/[ˈaɾaβ̞e]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,530

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

árabe is anSpanishadj. It 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 árabe₅ y cuya población se concentra pr... Pronounced [ˈaɾaβ̞e]. It ranks #3,530 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with are and arte.

Key facts for árabe
PropertyValue
Headwordárabe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaɾaβ̞e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,530
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of árabe in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for árabe is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɾaβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,530 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for árabe, with forms such as "ráabe", "áarbe", and "árabbe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "are", "arte", "arce", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is árabe, spelled Á-R-A-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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 árabe₅ 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.
  4. 4
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Arabia Saudí o la península arábiga.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ráabe,áarbe,árabbe,áraeb,árave,árbae,árrabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for árabe

Misspelling Variants of "árabe"

ráabe5áarbe5árabbe6áraeb5árave5árbae5árrabe6
Misspelling Variants of "árabe"

Frequency rank: #3,530 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "árabe"?
"árabe" is spelled Á-R-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɾaβ̞e].
What does "árabe" mean?
As an adj, "árabe" 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 árabe₅ y cuya población se concentra pr...
What words are commonly confused with "árabe"?
"árabe" is commonly confused with "are", "arte", "arce". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "árabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "árabe" is [ˈaɾaβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "árabe" come from?
"árabe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.