abortus fever

/əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/

//əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ// noun

"abortus-fever" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abortus fever” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A kind of brucellosis, Brucella abortus, and the only one endemic to North America.

Key facts for abortus fever
PropertyValue
Headwordabortus fever
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abortus fever” sits in English frequency

abortus fever falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abortus fever is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A kind of brucellosis, Brucella abortus, and the only one endemic to North America.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abortus fever, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is abortus fever, spelled A-B-O-R-T-U-S- -F-E-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A kind of brucellosis, Brucella abortus, and the only one endemic to North America.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abortus fever"?
"abortus fever" is spelled A-B-O-R-T-U-S- -F-E-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/.
What does "abortus fever" mean?
As a noun, "abortus fever" means: A kind of brucellosis, Brucella abortus, and the only one endemic to North America.
How do you pronounce "abortus fever"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abortus fever" is /əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abortus fever" come from?
"abortus fever" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “abortus fever”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-B-O-R-T-U-S- -F-E-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list