# abb

> English word · Noun · IPA /æb/ · frequency rank #38,703

## Definitions
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. A filling pick used in weaving.

## Etymology
From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-am)
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-al)
- **AD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ad)
- **ah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ah)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ap)
- **AC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ac)
- **ai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ai)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-au)
- **AF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-af)
- **ag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ag)
- **AK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ak)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ay)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abb-vs-ae)

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