# abalone

> English word · Noun · IPA /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/ · frequency rank #43,490

## Definitions
1. An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
2. The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

## Etymology
From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)

## Easily confused with
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abalone-vs-alone)
- **Avalon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abalone-vs-avalon)
- **Abilene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abalone-vs-abilene)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aablone`, `aballone`, `abalnoe`, `abaloen`, `abalonne`, `abaolne`, `abbalone`, `ablaone`, `baalone`

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