raba
[ˈraβ̞a]
The verdict
“raba” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,347 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,347
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trozo de calamar rebozado y frito. Se usa más en plural.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈraβ̞a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #92,347 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for raba is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈraβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,347 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for raba, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is raba, spelled R-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Trozo de calamar rebozado y frito. Se usa más en plural.
- 2Vómito.
- 3Cebo que emplean los pescadores, hecho con huevas de bacalao.
- 4Tentáculo.
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 “raba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈraβ̞a] (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.