sábila

[ˈsaβ̞ila]

/[ˈsaβ̞ila]/ noun

The verdict

“sábila” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de zabila (áloe).

Corpus desk

Index ES-sabila · sábila · Spanish

sábila · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for sábila
PropertyValue
Headwordsábila
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaβ̞ila]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sábila” en español

sábilaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sábila is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsaβ̞ila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de zabila (áloe).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sábila, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 sábila, spelled S-Á-B-I-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de zabila (áloe).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sábila"?
"sábila" is spelled S-Á-B-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaβ̞ila].
What does "sábila" mean?
As a noun, "sábila" means: Variante de zabila (áloe).
How do you pronounce "sábila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sábila" is [ˈsaβ̞ila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sábila" come from?
"sábila" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list