abelian
/əˈbi.li.ən/
"abelian" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abelian” is uncommon English (frequency #59,161 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,161
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of an algebraic structure (usually a group or algebra), having a commutative defining operation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abelian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈbi.li.ən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abelian” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
abelian is uncommon English at frequency #59,161 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈbi.li.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abelian, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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: Name of the Norwegian mathematician Abel + -ian. The correct English form is abelian, spelled A-B-E-L-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of an algebraic structure (usually a group or algebra), having a commutative defining operation.
- 2Of a binary function, commutative.
Etymology
Name of the Norwegian mathematician Abel + -ian.
This word in other languages
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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- The one correct English spelling is A-B-E-L-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.