# abbas vs alba

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abbas
*noun · IPA /abəz/ · frequency rank #16,837*
plural of abba

### alba
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.bə/ · frequency rank #18,753*
A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

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