# aortic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /eɪˈɔɹ.tɪk/ · frequency rank #26,331

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

## Etymology
From aorta + -ic. By surface analysis, aort- + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **attic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aortic-vs-attic)
- **Artie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aortic-vs-artie)
- **Arctic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aortic-vs-arctic)
- **aorta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aorta-vs-aortic)
- **acetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-aortic)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aoritc`, `aorrtic`, `aortci`, `aorticc`, `aorttic`, `aotric`, `arotic`, `oartic`

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