dab
[ˈd̪aβ̞]
The verdict
“dab” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,154 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,154
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Paso de baile urbano en el que el bailarín deja caer la cabeza sobre el ángulo interior del codo mientras levanta el brazo, en un gesto que recuerda a un estornudo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dab |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪aβ̞] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #59,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dab” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dab is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪aβ̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,154 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dab, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dab, spelled D-A-B.
Definition
- 1Paso de baile urbano en el que el bailarín deja caer la cabeza sobre el ángulo interior del codo mientras levanta el brazo, en un gesto que recuerda a un estornudo.
- 2Gesto característico de dicho paso de baile.
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 “dab”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪aβ̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.