# ABD vs AL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ABD
*noun · frequency rank #24,071*
Initialism of all but dissertation.

### AL
*noun · frequency rank #702*
Initialism of assembly language.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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