Abraham

Name: Abraham, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/

//ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 35,202
“A” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.

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
Property	Value
Headword	Abraham
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#7,306
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Abraham” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Abraham lands here:

#7,306

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 35,202 “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
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
A male given name from Hebrew.
3
A surname originating as a patronymic.
4
The 14th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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

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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.

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"?

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Using “Abraham”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is A-B-R-A-H-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “abram” - see the side-by-side comparison. Abraham vs abram
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Data Source

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.