abductees

/æb.dəkˈtiːz/

//æb.dəkˈtiːz// noun

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"abductees" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abductees” is uncommon English (frequency #89,064 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,064
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of abductee

Corpus desk

Index EN-abductees · abductees · English

abductees · rank #89,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,064
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH abdicating

Nearest frequency peer: abdicating (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “abductees”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “abductees” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abductees
PropertyValue
Headwordabductees
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/æb.dəkˈtiːz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “abductees” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “abdicating” (#89,063), “abducts” (#89,065), “AAVE” (#89,062). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “abductees” is #89,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abductees is uncommon English at frequency #89,064 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /æb.dəkˈtiːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of abductee".

Zero misspellings are on record for abductees in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is abductees, spelled A-B-D-U-C-T-E-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of abductee

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 "abductees"?
"abductees" is spelled A-B-D-U-C-T-E-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /æb.dəkˈtiːz/.
What does "abductees" mean?
As a noun, "abductees" means: plural of abductee
How do you pronounce "abductees"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abductees" is /æb.dəkˈtiːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abductees", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allograft#89,092almshouse#89,095Winterton#89,025vorticity#89,000

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list