# Adams

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈædəmz/ · frequency rank #4,648

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
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22. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
23. The only barangay in the municipality of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

## Etymology
From Adam + -s.
(fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.

## Easily confused with
- **ads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-ads)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-arms)
- **adds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-adds)
- **aims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-aims)
- **alas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-alas)
- **Aram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-aram)
- **alms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-alms)
- **adapt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-adapt)
- **Arabs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-arabs)
- **atoms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-atoms)
- **Addis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-addis)
- **alamo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-alamo)
- **amass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-amass)
- **aways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-aways)
- **Addams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-addams)
- **Adamson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-adamson)
- **ADA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ada-vs-adams)
- **Aas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aas-vs-adams)
- **aam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aam-vs-adams)
- **Adam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adam-vs-adams)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aadms`, `adamms`, `adamss`, `adasm`, `admas`, `daams`

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