rabeca
/Rɐ.ˈbɛ.kɐ/
The verdict
“rabeca” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #52,966 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,966
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - antiga denominação do violino
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rabeca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /Rɐ.ˈbɛ.kɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,966 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rabeca” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for rabeca is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /Rɐ.ˈbɛ.kɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #52,966 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for rabeca in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rabeca, spelled R-A-B-E-C-A.
Definition
- 1antiga denominação do violino
- 2instrumento musical de quatro cordas, musicalidade fanhosa e tocado com arco
- 3apoio para o braço ou o taco utilizado em algumas jogadas difíceis de bilhar
- 4tipo de vela latina
- 5utensílio de ferreiro para girar a broca
- 6violino popular
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.
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Using “rabeca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-A-B-E-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Rɐ.ˈbɛ.kɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.