# abundance

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ · frequency rank #8,750

## Definitions
1. A large quantity; many.
2. An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
3. Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
4. Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
5. A political ideology that is progressive but prioritises economic growth and infrastructure construction.
6. A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
7. enough, sufficiency.

## Etymology
From Middle English abundaunce, habaundance, from Old French habundance, abondance, from Latin abundantia (“fullness, plenty”), from abundō (“to overflow”). Equivalent to abound + -ance. Displaced Old English geniht (“abundance, plenty”).

## Easily confused with
- **abundant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abundance-vs-abundant)

## Common misspellings (14)
`abbundance`, `abnudance`, `abudnance`, `abunadnce`, `abundacne`, `abundancce`, `abundanec`, `abundannce`, `abunddance`, `abundence`, `abundnace`, `abunndance`, `aubndance`, `baundance`

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