Abort

[aˈbɔʁt]

/[aˈbɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abort” is uncommon German (frequency #82,443 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,443
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine baulich feste Räumlichkeit zur Verrichtung der Notdurft

Corpus desk

Index DE-abort · Abort · German

Abort · rank #82,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,443
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abmessung

Nearest frequency peer: Abmessung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abort“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abort“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abort
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈbɔʁt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abort“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abortfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abmessung“ (#82,442), „abpumpen“ (#82,444), „abgespeckte“ (#82,441). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abort“ bei #82,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abort is uncommon German at frequency #82,443 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈbɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine baulich feste Räumlichkeit zur Verrichtung der Notdurft".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Abort in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abort, spelled A-B-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine baulich feste Räumlichkeit zur Verrichtung der Notdurft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Abort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er suchte den Abort, fand aber nur das Bad.
  2. „Der Geruch, der vom Abort in die Wirtsstube wehte, war in diesen Tagen nicht so schlimm, weil die dazugehörige Sickergrube unter der Broad Street geleert worden war.“

Synonyms

AbtrittBedürfnisanstaltHäuslKloKlosettLatrineLokusNull-NullÖrtchenScheißhausToiletteWasserklosettWC

This word in other languages

toilet(English)aseo(Español)toilettes(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abort"?
"Abort" is spelled A-B-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈbɔʁt].
What does "Abort" mean?
As a noun, "Abort" means: eine baulich feste Räumlichkeit zur Verrichtung der Notdurft
How do you pronounce "Abort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abort" is [aˈbɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abort" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abyss#82,450agnus#82,457asmus#82,509Winds#82,358

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list