# alb

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈælb/ · frequency rank #45,776

## Definitions
1. A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

## Etymology
From Middle English aube, awbe, albe, abbe, from Late Old English albe (but later reinforced by Old French aube, Medieval Latin alba), borrowed from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Doublet of alba.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-am)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ap)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-au)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ay)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ao)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ax)
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-are)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-all)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-any)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ask)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alb-vs-ass)

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