# aborted

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈbɔɹtɪd/ · frequency rank #22,873

## Definitions
1. Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
2. Brought forth prematurely.
3. Checked in normal development at an early stage.
4. Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.

## Etymology
From abort + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **adored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-adored)
- **adopted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-adopted)
- **adorned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-adorned)
- **averted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-averted)
- **absorbed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-absorbed)
- **assorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aborted-vs-assorted)
- **abort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abort-vs-aborted)
- **abated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abated-vs-aborted)
- **abetted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abetted-vs-aborted)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abborted`, `aboretd`, `aborrted`, `abortde`, `abortedd`, `abortted`, `abotred`, `abroted`, `aobrted`, `baorted`

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