Rabat
[raˈβ̞at̪]
The verdict
“Rabat” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,740 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #34,740
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad capital de Marruecos.
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 | Rabat |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [raˈβ̞at̪] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #34,740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rabat” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Rabat is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [raˈβ̞at̪]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,740 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciudad capital de Marruecos.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rabat, with forms such as "arbat", "raabt", and "rabatt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rat", "raza", "rara", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Rabat, spelled R-A-B-A-T.
Definition
- 1Ciudad capital de Marruecos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arbat,raabt,rabatt,rabbat,rabta,ravat,rbaat,rrabat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rabat - 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 “Rabat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-B-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [raˈβ̞at̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rat” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rabat vs rat
- 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.