# Ahab vs Ahmad

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ahab
*name · IPA /ˈeɪˌhæb/ · frequency rank #41,986*
A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.

### Ahmad
*name · IPA /ˈɑː.mæd/ · frequency rank #12,176*
A male given name from Arabic or Persian, meaning “most praiseworthy”; variant forms Aahmed, Achmad, Achmat, Achmed, Achmet, Ahamed, Ahmed, Ahmet.

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