# abb vs alc

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abb
*noun · IPA /æb/ · frequency rank #38,703*
A type of yarn for the warp.

### alc
*noun · frequency rank #49,757*
Abbreviation of alcohol.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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