árabe
[ˈaɾaβ̞e]
The verdict
“árabe” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,530 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,530
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
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 árabe₅ y cuya población se concentra pr...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | árabe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɾaβ̞e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “árabe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for árabe is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for árabe, with forms such as "ráabe", "áarbe", and "árabbe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is árabe, spelled Á-R-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Propio 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.
- 2En especial, propio de, relativo o perteneciente a la etnia conformada por los descendientes de los habitantes originales de la península arábiga.
- 3Propio de o relativo a la lengua semítica empleada mayoritariamente por estos pueblos.
- 4Originario, relativo a, o propio de Arabia Saudí o la península arábiga.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ráabe,áarbe,árabbe,áraeb,árave,árbae,árrabe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of árabe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “árabe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-R-A-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɾaβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “are” - see the side-by-side comparison. árabe vs are
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.