aorta
/eɪˈɔɹtə/noun
aorta is spelled A-O-R-T-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aorta means “The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aorta is aortas or aortae.
How many letters and syllables are in aorta?
| Letters | 5: A-O-R-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 aorta?
Aorta appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 aorta?
- UK /eɪˈɔːtə/
- US /eɪˈɔɹtə/
Aorta has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aorta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aorta?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aorta from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹtə/):
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 aorta
- aortas plural
- aortae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aorta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- 2
The liveliest part of something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate aorta?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of aorta: Ao.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aorta in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense great artery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aorte |
| German | Hauptschlagader, Aorta |
| Portuguese | aorta |
| Spanish | aorta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aorta come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).