ribete
Spanish, noun/riˈbete/
ribete is spelled R-I-B-E-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 87,581st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ribete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “edging, rim, trim” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cinta o cosa equivalente con que se guarnece y refuerza la orilla del vestido, calzado, etc”.
What does ribete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineedging, rim, trim
- 2
masculineborder, edge
- 3
masculinepiping (to edge hems)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cinta o cosa equivalente con que se guarnece y refuerza la orilla del vestido, calzado, etc. 2. Añadidura, aumento, acrecentamiento. 3. Entre jugadores, interés que pacta el que presta a otro una cantidad de dinero en la casa de juego para que continúe en él, y se debe pagar fuera de la suerte principal. 4. Adorno que se añade en la conversación a algún caso, refiriéndolo con alguna circunstancia de reflexión o de gracia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ribete
- ribetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ribete?
- /riˈbete/
- [riˈβ̞e.t̪e]
- [riˈβ̞et̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ribete in Spanish?
ribete appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).