abdomen
/ˈæb.də.mən/
"abdomen" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abdomen” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #13,650 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,650
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fat surrounding the belly.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abdomen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæb.də.mən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,650 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abdomen” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for abdomen is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæb.də.mən/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,650 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for abdomen, with forms such as "abbdomen", "abddomen", and "abdmoen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1541. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”). The correct English form is abdomen, spelled A-B-D-O-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1The fat surrounding the belly.
- 2The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
- 3The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
- 4The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
Etymology
First attested in 1541. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbdomen,abddomen,abdmoen,abdoemn,abdomenn,abdommen,abdomne,abodmen,adbomen,badomen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abdomen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “abdomen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-B-D-O-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæb.də.mən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.