abb
/æb/noun
abb is spelled A-B-B: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abb means “A type of yarn for the warp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abb is abbs.
How many letters and syllables are in abb?
| Letters | 3: A-B-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 abb?
Abb appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 abb?
- US /æb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-abb.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with abb
Sounds like: ab (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with abb?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abb from its last stressed vowel (/æb/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bab.
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 abb
- abbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of yarn for the warp.
- 2
A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.
- 3
UKA filling pick used in weaving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abb come from?
From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).