# Abby vs ABC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### ABC
*noun · IPA /eɪ biː ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #4,732*
The English alphabet.

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