aborted
/əˈbɔɹtɪd/adjective, verb
aborted is spelled A-B-O-R-T-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aborted means “Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aborted?
| Letters | 7: A-B-O-R-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is aborted?
Aborted appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 aborted?
- /əˈbɔɹtɪd/
Aborted has 3 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aborted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does aborted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
- 2
Brought forth prematurely.
- 3
Checked in normal development at an early stage.
Spines are aborted branches.
- 4
Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of abort
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aborted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense brought forth prematurely:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aborted come from?
From abort + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).