# abed

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈbɛd/ · frequency rank #35,600

## Definitions
1. In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
2. To childbed

## Etymology
From Middle English abedde, o bedde, from Old English on (“in”) + bedde (“bed”). Equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + bed.

## Easily confused with
- **AD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ad)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ae)
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-are)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-age)
- **add** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-add)
- **aid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-aid)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ate)
- **ace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ace)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ave)
- **Abu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-abu)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-aye)
- **abs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-abs)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-axe)
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ale)
- **AMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-amd)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-ape)
- **Abi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-abi)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-aud)

## Common misspellings (4)
`abbed`, `abde`, `abedd`, `aebd`

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