# Moab

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈməʊ.æb/ · frequency rank #38,056

## Definitions
1. The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible.
2. The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot.
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

## Easily confused with
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mom)
- **mob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mob)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mod)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mon)
- **moe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-moe)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mos)
- **mop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mop)
- **moi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-moi)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mor)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mol)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-moo)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mow)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-mya)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-moz)
- **moh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-moh)
- **moc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moab-vs-moc)

## Common misspellings (5)
`maob`, `mmoab`, `moabb`, `moba`, `omab`

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