# Addams

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,849

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Adam + the patronymic suffix -s. A rare spelling variant of Adams.

## Easily confused with
- **adds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addams-vs-adds)
- **Addis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addams-vs-addis)
- **Adidas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addams-vs-adidas)
- **Adam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adam-vs-addams)
- **Adams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adams-vs-addams)
- **Abrams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abrams-vs-addams)

## Common misspellings (6)
`adadms`, `addamms`, `addamss`, `addasm`, `addmas`, `dadams`

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