abortus
/əˈbɔɹ.təs/
"abortus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abortus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An abortion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abortus · abortus · English
abortus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | abortus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈbɔɹ.təs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abortus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abortus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbɔɹ.təs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abortus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin abortus (“miscarriage”). Doublet of abort. The correct English form is abortus, spelled A-B-O-R-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1An abortion.
- 2An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin abortus (“miscarriage”). Doublet of abort.
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.