rabiar

[raˈβ̞jaɾ]

/[raˈβ̞jaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“rabiar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,801 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,801
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tener o contraer la rabia o hidrofobia (enfermedad del sistema nervioso).

Corpus desk

Index ES-rabiar · rabiar · Spanish

rabiar · rank #53,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,801
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH radioactivos

Nearest frequency peer: radioactivos (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “rabiar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rabiar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rabiar
PropertyValue
Headwordrabiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[raˈβ̞jaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rabiar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rabiarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “radioactivos” (#53,802), “quemándose” (#53,799), “pueril” (#53,796). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rabiar” va en #53,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rabiar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,801 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [raˈβ̞jaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Tener o contraer la rabia o hidrofobia (enfermedad del sistema nervioso).
  2. 2
    Sentir rabia, enojo, enfado, cólera, irritación; ponerse furioso, rabioso o iracundo.
  3. 3
    Sentir un deseo vehemente o intenso por algo.
  4. 4
    Estar muy por encima de lo usual o lo ordinario; exceder en mucho.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rabiar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bueno, anda pronto, que si tú estás rabiando por casarte, yo estoy rabiando por ver la cara que pondrá el tuerto cuando te vea casado con la prenda de su corazón
  2. Pica que rabia. Rabiaba de tonto

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 "rabiar"?
"rabiar" is spelled R-A-B-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈβ̞jaɾ].
What does "rabiar" mean?
As a verb, "rabiar" means: Tener o contraer la rabia o hidrofobia (enfermedad del sistema nervioso).
How do you pronounce "rabiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabiar" is [raˈβ̞jaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabiar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rabiar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list