abortus fever
/əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abortus fever |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈbɔɹ.təs ˈfiv.ɚ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abortus fever” sits in English frequency
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
- 1A 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.
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Using “abortus fever”
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- 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.
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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.