mab
/mæb/obsolete
mab is spelled M-A-B: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mab means “Abbreviation of m(onoclonal) a(nti)b(ody)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mab is mabs.
How many letters and syllables are in mab?
| Letters | 3: M-A-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mab?
Mab appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mab?
- /mæb/
Mab has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mab?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mab.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bam, amb.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mab
- mabs present, singular, he/she/it
- mabbing participle, present
- mabbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA slattern.
- 2
obsoleteA cab; a hackney.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of m(onoclonal) a(nti)b(ody).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of monoclonal antibody.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo dress untidily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mab come from?
From Mab (“female given name”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).