Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rab

/ɹˈæb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: rab
IPA: /ɹˈæb/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.

name

A town on the above island.

name

A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

Word Breakdown

Root: Rab

Homonyms

rabb

Rhymes With

grab lab ab tab cab stab crab slab fab jab dab nab

Questions

How do you pronounce rab?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈæb/.
What does rab mean?: An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
Where does rab come from?: From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

How to pronounce rab

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