aband
/əˈbænd/obsolete
aband is spelled A-B-A-N-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, aband means “To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aband?
| Letters | 5: A-B-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aband?
Aband appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aband?
- UK /əˈbænd/
- US /əˈbænd/
Aband has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aband.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aband?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aband from its last stressed vowel (/ænd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: banda.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aband
- abands present, singular, he/she/it
- abanding participle, present
- abanded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aband mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
- 2
obsoleteTo desert; to forsake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aband come from?
Clipping of abandon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).