# abode

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈbəʊd/ · frequency rank #24,365

## Definitions
1. Act of waiting; delay.
2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
3. A residence, dwelling or habitation.

## Etymology
From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English *ābād, related to ābīdan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.

## Easily confused with
- **aide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-aide)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-aloe)
- **about** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-about)
- **above** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-above)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-alone)
- **abuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-abuse)
- **aside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-aside)
- **arose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-arose)
- **adore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-adore)
- **adobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-adobe)
- **abort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-abort)
- **awoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-awoke)
- **anode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-anode)
- **atone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abode-vs-atone)
- **Abe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abe-vs-abode)
- **ABD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abd-vs-abode)
- **abo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abo-vs-abode)
- **able** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/able-vs-abode)
- **abed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abed-vs-abode)
- **abide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abide-vs-abode)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abbode`, `abdoe`, `abodde`, `aboed`, `aobde`, `baode`

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