arábigo

[aˈɾaβ̞iɣ̞o]

/[aˈɾaβ̞iɣ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“arábigo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,385 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,385
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-arabigo · arábigo · Spanish

arábigo · rank #55,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,385
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arriesgadas

Nearest frequency peer: arriesgadas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “arábigo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “arábigo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arábigo
PropertyValue
Headwordarábigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈɾaβ̞iɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arábigo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.arábigocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arriesgadas” (#55,384), “arándano” (#55,386), “arriban” (#55,383). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arábigo” va en #55,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arábigo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,385 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈɾaβ̞iɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

arábigo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is arábigo, spelled A-R-Á-B-I-G-O.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arábigo"?
"arábigo" is spelled A-R-Á-B-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɾaβ̞iɣ̞o].
What does "arábigo" mean?
As an adjective, "arábigo" 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 "arábigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arábigo" is [aˈɾaβ̞iɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arábigo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arábigo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list