aborticide
/əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/
"aborticide" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aborticide” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aborticide · aborticide · English
aborticide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aborticide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aborticide” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aborticide is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aborticide, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”). The correct English form is aborticide, spelled A-B-O-R-T-I-C-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
- 2An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aborticide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man.
"From today onwards", he legislated, "a woman's infidelity to her husband shall be a sin tantamount to aborticide, an evil that will engender misery.
Etymology
From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.