abortado

adj

The verdict

“abortado” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #43,240 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#43,240
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que foi alvo de aborto

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abortado vs aborto
75% similar
abortado vs adotado
75% similar
abortado vs abortar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abortado
PropertyValue
Headwordabortado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,240
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abortado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abortado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abortado is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #43,240 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for abortado, with forms such as "abbortado", "aboratdo", and "aborrtado". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "aborto", "adotado", "abortar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is abortado, spelled A-B-O-R-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que foi alvo de aborto
  2. 2
    que não nasceu ou foi interrompido antes de seu desenvolvimento final
  3. 3
    que não foi totalmente concretizado
  4. 4
    que não se desenvolveu por sofrer uma interrupção; malogrado
  5. 5
    que deixou de existir pela ausência de sucessores (família)
  6. 6
    que tem sorte
  7. 7
    afortunado ou sortudo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbortado,aboratdo,aborrtado,abortaddo,abortaod,abortdao,aborttado,abotrado,abrotado,aobrtado,baortado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abortado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbortado1aboratdo2aborrtado1abortaddo1abortaod2abortdao2aborttado1abotrado2
Edit distance from "abortado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abortado"?
"abortado" is spelled A-B-O-R-T-A-D-O.
What does "abortado" mean?
As an adjective, "abortado" means: que foi alvo de aborto
What words are commonly confused with "abortado"?
"abortado" is commonly confused with "aborto", "adotado", "abortar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "abortado" come from?
"abortado" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “abortado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-O-R-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “aborto” - see the side-by-side comparison. abortado vs aborto
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list