jaba
[ˈxaβ̞a]
The verdict
“jaba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bolsa hecha de junco o yagua trenzados, con un par de asas, para llevarla en la mano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jaba · jaba · Spanish
jaba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jaba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jaba, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jaba, spelled J-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Bolsa hecha de junco o yagua trenzados, con un par de asas, para llevarla en la mano.
- 2Bolsa de papel grueso, tela ó plástico, con dos asas para llevar las compras.
- 3Saco, bolsa o mochila de los pordioseros.
- 4Mancha oscura en la zona lumbar en personas con ascendientes no blancos.
- 5Cajón de madera o cesta trenzada para almacenar y llevar muebles, botellas, frascos y objetos quebradizos.
- 6Obra para impedir el desborde de un río, hecha con piedras encajonadas con madera.
- 7Boca.
- 8Calabaza vaciada y seca.
- 9Pobreza extrema.
- 10Cajón, generalmente de plástico reforzado, usado lata transportar botellas de vidrio (cervezas, gaseosas, etc.).
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.