rabais

\ʁa.bɛ\

/\ʁa.bɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rabais” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,034
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acte par lequel un vendeur consent une diminution sur le prix d’un objet ou sur la rémunération d’un travail.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rabais · rabais · French

rabais · rank #12,034 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,034
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 507,453
  • PHOTO-FINISH PV

Nearest frequency peer: PV (-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 “rabais”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rabais” 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).

rabais vs rais
67% similar
rabais vs rabat
67% similar
rabais vs ravis
67% similar

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

Key facts for rabais
PropertyValue
Headwordrabais
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.bɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,034
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rabais” 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). rabais lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rabais (IPA \ʁa.bɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,034 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rabais, with forms such as "arbais", "raabis", and "rabaiss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "rais", "rabat", "ravis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rabais, spelled R-A-B-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acte par lequel un vendeur consent une diminution sur le prix d’un objet ou sur la rémunération d’un travail.
  2. 2
    Mode d’adjudication publique, suivant lequel les ouvrages, les travaux, les fournitures sont adjugés à celui des concurrents qui s’en est chargé au moindre prix.
  3. 3
    De moindre valeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Demander, obtenir un rabais sur un achat.
  2. Vendre des marchandises au rabais.

This word in other languages

abatement(English)rebaja(Español)Rabatt(Deutsch)abatimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arbais
  • raabis
  • rabaiss
  • rabasi
  • rabbais
  • rabias
  • rbaais
  • rrabais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rabais - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arbais2raabis2rabaiss1rabasi2rabbais1rabias2rbaais2rrabais1
Edit distance from "rabais"

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 "rabais"?
"rabais" is spelled R-A-B-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.bɛ\.
What does "rabais" mean?
As a noun, "rabais" means: Acte par lequel un vendeur consent une diminution sur le prix d’un objet ou sur la rémunération d’un travail.
What words are commonly confused with "rabais"?
"rabais" is commonly confused with "rais", "rabat", "ravis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rabais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rabais" is \ʁa.bɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rabais" come from?
"rabais" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recrue#12,039poumon#12,024rigide#12,045payées#12,016

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

réussis8 variantssituer8 variantsmédian8 variantsdrague8 variants
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