Which to use
“Abraham” is a name and “Abrahams” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,497
- “Abraham” frequency rank
- #41,001
- “Abrahams” frequency rank
- 50498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abraham | Abrahams |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs und Vornamens Abraham |
Where the eye mixes Abraham and Abrahams
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Abraham and Abrahams
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Abraham is [ˈaːbʁaham] while Abrahams is [ˈaːbʁahams]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Abraham” sits inside “Abrahams”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abraham is recorded at frequency rank #9,497, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaːbʁaham]. Abrahams is at rank #41,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːbʁahams].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50498, this pair ranks #1,171,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Abraham vs Abrahams
Shared letters: abhmr. Private to "Abraham": -. Private to "Abrahams": s.
"Abraham" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "Abrahams" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abraham" for "Abrahams" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Abraham" or "Abrahams" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abraham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abrahams" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,171,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abraham" and "Abrahams" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abrahams vs Abrams". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,171,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.