rabiar
[raˈβ̞jaɾ]
The verdict
“rabiar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #53,801 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #53,801
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tener o contraer la rabia o hidrofobia (enfermedad del sistema nervioso).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rabiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [raˈβ̞jaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rabiar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rabiar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [raˈβ̞jaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,801 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for rabiar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 rabiar, spelled R-A-B-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tener o contraer la rabia o hidrofobia (enfermedad del sistema nervioso).
- 2Sentir rabia, enojo, enfado, cólera, irritación; ponerse furioso, rabioso o iracundo.
- 3Sentir un deseo vehemente o intenso por algo.
- 4Estar muy por encima de lo usual o lo ordinario; exceder en mucho.
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 “rabiar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-A-B-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [raˈβ̞jaɾ] (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.