How to pronounce "aborts" in English
əˈbɔrts
ə·BORTS
Primary stress: BORTS
Hear native speakers say aborts in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “aborts”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
BORTS
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("BORTS"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "aborts" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "aborts is" sounds like "aborts-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "aborts" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“It's because I have the stuff operating in parallel is all trying to set the abort flag whenever something aborts.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“the other way of aborting is you can press escape and that aborts as well but um kind of looking outside the zoomed in view is the easiest way of kind of”— StanfordWatch clip
“Mushroom Popular 4280, "If a surrogate aborts, her body, her choice."”— WIREDWatch clip
“physiological condition and she should be making mostly female offspring, but she happens to have a mostly male brood, she just aborts the whole thing”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“An alert inside the cockpit leads to a go around, an aviation term when a pilot aborts a landing.”— CNBCWatch clip
“and binds to a receptor on the post synaptic neuron which either continues or aborts that electrical signal does that make sense yes okay so one of the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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It's because I have the stuff operating in parallel is all trying to set the abort flag whenever something aborts.
Hear it in context: “aborts”
28 clipsThe English word “aborts” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈbɔrts (phonetic respelling: ə-BORTS). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ə · BORTS), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (BORTS). Grammatically, “aborts” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 28 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “aborts” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, WIRED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @8:22
“Thank you. It's because I have the stuff operating in parallel is all trying to set the abort flag whenever something aborts. is all trying to set the abort flag whenever something aborts.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @23:33
“and release the key it's an abort okay so that's one way of aborting the other way of aborting is you can press escape and that aborts as well but um kind of looking outside the zoomed in view is the easiest way of kind of um kind of looking outside the zoomed in view is the easiest way of kind of”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #3 · @7:40
“to the surrogate. Mushroom Popular 4280, "If a surrogate aborts, her body, her choice." It is addressed in the contract in terms of what the parents' preferences would be if something "If a surrogate aborts, her body, her choice."”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @36:39
“and if you have a female nutria who is subordinate or in low physiological condition and she should be making mostly female offspring, but she happens to have a mostly male brood, she just aborts the whole thing offspring, but she happens to have a”
- 🇺🇸 USCNBCClip #5 · @0:12
“Traffic on runway. An alert inside the cockpit leads to a go around, an aviation term when a pilot aborts a landing. an aviation term when a pilot aborts a landing.”
Definition & Meaning: “aborts”
- An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
- The function used to abort a process.
- To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
- To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
Example Sentences (3)
- “We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.”
- “Women have aborted, men have committed suicide, and both men and women have been thrown into convulsions during the fearful agony of renal colic.”
- “It's because I have the stuff operating in parallel is all trying to set the abort flag whenever something aborts.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “aborts”
- Pronunciation:
- ə-BORTS
- Syllables:
- ə · BORTS
- Written Hyphenation:
- a · borts
- Primary stress:
- BORTS
- IPA:
- əˈbɔrts
- Hear it in context
- aborts
Words that Rhyme with “aborts”
-ɔrtsWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"aborts" (⁄əˈbɔrts⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "aborts" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about aborts
How do you pronounce “aborts”?
“aborts” is pronounced ⁄əˈbɔrts⁄ (ə-BORTS). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “aborts”?
“aborts” has 2 syllables: ə · BORTS.
Where is the stress in “aborts”?
The primary stress in “aborts” is on “BORTS”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “aborts” mean?
An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
How can I hear “aborts” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “aborts”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).