# Addis

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,650

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

## Etymology
From a diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **ads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-ads)
- **AIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-ais)
- **adds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-adds)
- **AIDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-aids)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-axis)
- **Audi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-audi)
- **avis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-avis)
- **Amis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-amis)
- **addy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-addy)
- **aris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-aris)
- **admit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-admit)
- **audio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-audio)
- **audit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-audit)
- **admin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-admin)
- **aides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-aides)
- **Andes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-andes)
- **aegis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-aegis)
- **addon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-addon)
- **Advil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-advil)
- **advise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-advise)

## Common misspellings (4)
`addiss`, `addsi`, `adids`, `dadis`

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