abortar

//ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,175

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

abortar is aPortugueseverb. It means: produzir antes do tempo Pronounced /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Often confused with aorta and aborto.

Key facts for abortar
PropertyValue
Headwordabortar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,175
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of abortar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for abortar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,175 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for abortar, with forms such as "abbortar", "aboratr", and "aborrtar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "aorta", "aborto", "adotar", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is abortar, spelled A-B-O-R-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    produzir antes do tempo
  2. 2
    nascer antes do tempo
  3. 3
    interromper antes de chegar ao fim

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbortar,aboratr,aborrtar,abortarr,abortra,aborttar,abotrar,abrotar,aobrtar,baortar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for abortar

Misspelling Variants of "abortar"

abbortar8aboratr7aborrtar8abortarr8abortra7aborttar8abotrar7abrotar7
Misspelling Variants of "abortar"

Frequency rank: #20,175 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abortar"?
"abortar" is spelled A-B-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "abortar" mean?
As a verb, "abortar" means: produzir antes do tempo
What words are commonly confused with "abortar"?
"abortar" is commonly confused with "aorta", "aborto", "adotar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abortar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abortar" is /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abortar" come from?
"abortar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.