nabab
[naˈβ̞aβ̞]
The verdict
“nabab” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Virrey o gobernador provincial en el imperio Mogol.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nabab |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naˈβ̞aβ̞] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nabab” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nabab is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈβ̞aβ̞]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
nabab doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is nabab, spelled N-A-B-A-B.
Definition
- 1Virrey o gobernador provincial en el imperio Mogol.
- 2En general, noble o príncipe musulmán bajo el dominio colonial británico en la India.
- 3Hombre de fortuna fabulosa.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nabab”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-B-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.