# ABC

> English word · Noun · IPA /eɪ biː ˈsiː/ · frequency rank #4,732

## Definitions
1. The English alphabet.
2. A type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.
3. A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.
4. The fundamentals of any subject.
5. A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
6. A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
7. Ellipsis of ABC store.

## Etymology
From Middle English abece, ABC, from the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.

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

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