arrabal
[arraˈβal]
The verdict
“arrabal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faubourg, banlieue, quartier situé dans les zones excentrées d’une ville.
Corpus desk
Index FR-arrabal · arrabal · French
arrabal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrabal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [arraˈβal] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « arrabal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
arrabal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [arraˈβal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faubourg, banlieue, quartier situé dans les zones excentrées d’une ville.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arrabal in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is arrabal, spelled A-R-R-A-B-A-L.
Definition
- 1Faubourg, banlieue, quartier situé dans les zones excentrées d’une ville.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arrabal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pepeta pasó entre los obreros de los arrabales que llegaban con el saquito del almuerzo pendiente del cuello
Synonyms
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.