# aorta

> English word · Noun · IPA /eɪˈɔːtə/ · frequency rank #31,855

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).

## Easily confused with
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-art)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-ata)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-area)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-arts)
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-aura)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-aria)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-arya)
- **arty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-arty)
- **atta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-atta)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-asta)
- **Arora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-arora)
- **aortic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-aortic)
- **alta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alta-vs-aorta)
- **agra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agra-vs-aorta)
- **abra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abra-vs-aorta)
- **Anita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anita-vs-aorta)
- **abort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abort-vs-aorta)
- **agora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agora-vs-aorta)
- **Acosta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acosta-vs-aorta)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aorat`, `aorrta`, `aortta`, `aotra`, `arota`, `oarta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aorta