# abbey vs Abby

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abbey
*noun · IPA /ˈæb.i/ · frequency rank #8,506*
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

### Abby
*name · IPA /ˈæb.i/ · frequency rank #13,649*
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.

## Source
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