sable
Spanish, noun/ˈsable/
sable is spelled S-A-B-L-E (5 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,619th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sable is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espada curva de un solo filo”.
What does sable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesable
noun
- 1
masculinesable
noun
- 1
masculinesaber, cutlass
- 2
masculinesaber
noun
- 1
datedmasculinesand
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espada curva de un solo filo. 2. (Trichiuridae) Cualquiera de una cincuentena de especies de peces pelágicos, de cuerpo. 3. (Regalecidae) Cualquiera de cuatro especies de peces lampriformes que habitan los mares templados y tropicales de todo el globo. 4. Habilidad para la estafa.
noun: 1. (Martes zibellina) Marta cibelina. 2. Color negro que se representa convencionalmente mediante un cuadriculado muy tupido.
adjective: 1. De color de sable₂
noun: 1. Arena (material granulado producido por el desmenuzamiento de las rocas). 2. Arena acumulada junto a la costa del río o del mar por la acción de las aguas.
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 sable
- sables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sable?
- /ˈsable/
- [ˈsa.β̞le]
- [ˈsaβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sable in Spanish?
sable appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).