Abbeville

Name: Abbeville, English Word Data
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/ˈæb.iˌvɪl/

//ˈæb.iˌvɪl// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Abbeville” is uncommon English (frequency #66,432 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,432
frequency rank, English: 35,202
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town and commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Key facts for Abbeville
Property	Value
Headword	Abbeville
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈæb.iˌvɪl/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#66,432
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Abbeville” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Abbeville lands here:

#66,432

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abbeville is uncommon English at frequency #66,432 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈæb.iˌvɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Abbeville doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Abbeville, from Old French Abevile. The correct English form is Abbeville, spelled A-B-B-E-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

1
A town and commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
2
A townland in Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland.
3
A city, the county seat of Henry County, Alabama, United States.
4
A city, the county seat of Wilcox County, Georgia, United States.
5
A city, the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.
6
A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States.
7
A city, the county seat of Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

Etymology

From French Abbeville, from Old French Abevile.

This word in other languages

Abbeville(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abbeville"?

"Abbeville" is spelled A-B-B-E-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæb.iˌvɪl/.

What does "Abbeville" mean?

As a proper noun, "Abbeville" means: A town and commune of Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.

How do you pronounce "Abbeville"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abbeville" is /ˈæb.iˌvɪl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Abbeville"?

From French Abbeville, from Old French Abevile. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Abbeville”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is A-B-B-E-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈæb.iˌvɪl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.