raba

noun

The verdict

“raba” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #75,845 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#75,845
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parte traseira do corpo humano formada pelos músculos glúteos

Key facts for raba
PropertyValue
Headwordraba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “raba” sits in Portuguese 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). raba lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for raba is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #75,845 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "parte traseira do corpo humano formada pelos músculos glúteos".

No misspelling variants are generated for raba in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is raba, spelled R-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte traseira do corpo humano formada pelos músculos glúteos

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raba"?
"raba" is spelled R-A-B-A.
What does "raba" mean?
As a noun, "raba" means: parte traseira do corpo humano formada pelos músculos glúteos
What language does "raba" come from?
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Using “raba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list