abhorred

/əbˈhɔːd/

//əbˈhɔːd// verb

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"abhorred" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abhorred” is uncommon English (frequency #65,663 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,663
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of abhor

Corpus desk

Index EN-abhorred · abhorred · English

abhorred · rank #65,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,663
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablative

Nearest frequency peer: ablative (+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 “abhorred”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abhorred
PropertyValue
Headwordabhorred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əbˈhɔːd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,663
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “abhorred” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).abhorredfalls 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: “ablative” (#65,664), “aal” (#65,661), “A1C” (#65,660). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “abhorred” is #65,663. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abhorred is uncommon English at frequency #65,663 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /əbˈhɔːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of abhor".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abhorred, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is abhorred, spelled A-B-H-O-R-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of abhor

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 "abhorred"?
"abhorred" is spelled A-B-H-O-R-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əbˈhɔːd/.
What does "abhorred" mean?
As a verb, "abhorred" means: simple past and past participle of abhor
How do you pronounce "abhorred"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abhorred" is /əbˈhɔːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abhorred" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ablative#65,664Alsatian#65,683workroom#65,643wireline#65,638

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list