# abs vs an

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abs
*adjective · IPA /æbz/ · frequency rank #8,749*
Abbreviation of abstract.

### an
*article · IPA /ˈæn/ · frequency rank #30*
Form of a (all article senses).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abs-vs-an