rab

\ʁab\

/\ʁab\/ noun

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The verdict

“rab” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #29,929) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#29,929
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reste, supplément.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rab · rab · French

rab · rank #29,929 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,929
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 507,453
  • PHOTO-FINISH Puteaux

Nearest frequency peer: Puteaux (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rab”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rab” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rab vs Re
0% similar
rab vs Rh
0% similar
rab vs RT
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rab
PropertyValue
Headwordrab
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁab\
Letters3
Frequency rank#29,929
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rab” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rab lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for rab is neighbouring look-alikes ("Re", "Rh", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ʁab\. Frequency #29,929 among 507,453 “R” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

rab has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Re", "Rh", "RT", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rab, spelled R-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reste, supplément.
  2. 2
    Marge, marge de manœuvre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Reprends du rab, fiston. On sait c’que c’est qu’la faim.
  2. Les permissionnaires ne songeaient pas à lambiner ; quant aux retenus, aux privés de vacances, ils pouvaient s’octroyer un modique « rab de pieu ».

Synonyms

rabiot

This word in other languages

Nachschlag(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rab"?
"rab" is spelled R-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁab\.
What does "rab" mean?
As a noun, "rab" means: Reste, supplément.
What words are commonly confused with "rab"?
"rab" is commonly confused with "Re", "Rh", "RT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rab" is \ʁab\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rab" come from?
"rab" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

psi#29,927rae#29,933saw#29,971VHS#30,018
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list