jarabe
[xaˈɾaβ̞e]
The verdict
“jarabe” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,464
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,810
- “J” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bebida que se hace cociendo azúcar en agua hasta que se espese sin formar hilos y añadiéndole zumos refrescantes o sustancias medicinales.
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 | jarabe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xaˈɾaβ̞e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jarabe” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around jarabe (IPA [xaˈɾaβ̞e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,464 among 7,810 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jarabe, with forms such as "ajrabe", "jaarbe", and "jarabbe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "juraba", "jara", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 jarabe, spelled J-A-R-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Bebida que se hace cociendo azúcar en agua hasta que se espese sin formar hilos y añadiéndole zumos refrescantes o sustancias medicinales.
- 2Bebida excesivamente dulce, especialmente si no está muy fría.
- 3Estilo de danza en pareja, tradicional de México, que toma influencias de estilos españoles, como la jota.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ajrabe
- jaarbe
- jarabbe
- jaraeb
- jarave
- jarbae
- jarrabe
- jjarabe
- jraabe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jarabe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “jarabe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-A-R-A-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xaˈɾaβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “juraba” - see the side-by-side comparison. jarabe vs juraba
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.