# Abel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ · frequency rank #15,314

## Definitions
1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel.

## Etymology
From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).

## Easily confused with
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-al)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ae)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-are)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-all)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-age)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ate)
- **ace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ace)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ave)
- **Abu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-abu)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-aye)
- **abs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-abs)
- **AFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-afl)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-axe)
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ale)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ape)
- **ACL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-acl)
- **Abi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-abi)
- **AOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-aol)
- **Ahl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abel-vs-ahl)

## Common misspellings (3)
`abbel`, `abell`, `aebl`

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