Abraham

/ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/

//ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm// name

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"abraham" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Abraham” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,306
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-abraham · Abraham · English

Abraham · rank #7,306 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,306
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH wicked

Nearest frequency peer: wicked (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Abraham”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Abraham” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Abraham vs abram
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Abraham
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbraham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,306
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Abraham”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Abrahamlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “wicked” (#7,305), “absent” (#7,307), “whatsoever” (#7,304). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Abraham” is #7,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Abraham (IPA /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,306 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abraham, with forms such as "abarham", "abbraham", and "abraahm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abram", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor. Latin Ābrahāmbor. Old English Abraham Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Anc… The correct English form is Abraham, spelled A-B-R-A-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. 3
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. 4
    The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Abraham appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Neither ſhall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name ſhall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
  2. As one would expect of caravan people around 1900 B.C., the caravan people depicted in the Khnum-hotpe grave had donkeys, whereas the Bible says that Abraham and his people, who according to the traditional interpretation are supposed to have lived at the same period, already possessed camels.

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor. Latin Ābrahāmbor. Old English Abraham Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.

This word in other languages

Abraham(Español)Abraham(Français)Abraham(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abarham
  • abbraham
  • abraahm
  • abrahamm
  • abrahham
  • abrahma
  • abrhaam
  • abrraham
  • arbaham
  • baraham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abraham - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abarham2abbraham1abraahm2abrahamm1abrahham1abrahma2abrhaam2abrraham1
Edit distance from "Abraham"

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 "Abraham"?
"Abraham" is spelled A-B-R-A-H-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/.
What does "Abraham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Abraham" means: A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar.
What words are commonly confused with "Abraham"?
"Abraham" is commonly confused with "abram". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abraham"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abraham" is /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Abraham"?
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor. Latin Ābrahāmbor. Old English Abraham Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list