vortex

Other forms of vortex

plural

vortices

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vortex

What does vortex mean?

vortex means "the shape of something rotating rapidly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vortex?

vortex has 2 syllables: vor-tex. The stress falls on "vor". In IPA it is /ˈvɔɹtɛks/.

What is another word for vortex?

Close synonyms include whirl, swirl, convolution, whirlpool, maelstrom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vortex a common word?

vortex is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.