rabbit

/ˈɹæb.ɪt/

//ˈɹæb.ɪt// noun

The verdict

“rabbit” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,918 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#38,918
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conejo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rabbit vs rabia
67% similar
rabbit vs Rabat
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rabbit
PropertyValue
Headwordrabbit
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹæb.ɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,918
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rabbit” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rabbit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rabbit is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹæb.ɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,918 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Conejo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rabbit, with forms such as "arbbit", "rabbitt", and "rabbti". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "rabia", "Rabat", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is rabbit, spelled R-A-B-B-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conejo

Synonyms

bunnybunny rabbitcony

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arbbit,rabbitt,rabbti,rabibt,rabit,ravvit,rbabit,rrabbit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rabbit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arbbit2rabbitt1rabbti2rabibt2rabit1ravvit2rbabit2rrabbit1
Edit distance from "rabbit"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rabbit"?
"rabbit" is spelled R-A-B-B-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹæb.ɪt/.
What does "rabbit" mean?
As a noun, "rabbit" means: Conejo
What words are commonly confused with "rabbit"?
"rabbit" is commonly confused with "rabia", "Rabat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rabbit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabbit" is /ˈɹæb.ɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabbit" come from?
"rabbit" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “rabbit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-B-B-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɹæb.ɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rabia” - see the side-by-side comparison. rabbit vs rabia
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list