abortus
/əˈbɔɹ.təs/noun
abortus is spelled A-B-O-R-T-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abortus means “An abortion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abortus is abortuses or aborti.
How many letters and syllables are in abortus?
| Letters | 7: A-B-O-R-T-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abortus?
Abortus appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 abortus?
- US /əˈbɔɹ.təs/
Abortus has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with abortus?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abortus from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹtəs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: robusta.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abortus
- abortuses plural
- aborti plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abortus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abortion.
- 2
An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abortus come from?
Borrowed from New Latin abortus (“miscarriage”). Doublet of abort.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).