# orbit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔː.bɪt/ · frequency rank #6,816

## Definitions
1. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
2. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
3. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
4. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
5. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
6. A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
7. The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
8. The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
9. A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
10. The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
11. The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
12. A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English orbite, orbita, from Latin orbita (“course, track, impression, mark”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orbit-vs-ori)
- **Ortiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orbit-vs-ortiz)
- **Orrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orbit-vs-orrin)
- **orbital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orbit-vs-orbital)
- **orbiter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orbit-vs-orbiter)
- **obi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obi-vs-orbit)
- **orb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orb-vs-orbit)
- **omit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/omit-vs-orbit)

## Common misspellings (7)
`obrit`, `orbbit`, `orbitt`, `orbti`, `oribt`, `orrbit`, `robit`

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