abey
verb
abey is spelled A-B-E-Y: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Abey, the name). As a verb, abey means “To hold in abeyance; to suspend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abey?
| Letters | 4: A-B-E-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abey?
Abey appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Abey, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of abey
- abeys present, singular, he/she/it
- abeying participle, present
- abeyed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To hold in abeyance; to suspend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abey come from?
Back-formation from abeyance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).