Aarau

[ˈaːʁaʊ̯]

/[ˈaːʁaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Aarau” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,452
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in der Schweiz, Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Aargau

Corpus desk

Index DE-aarau · Aarau · German

Aarau · rank #18,452 · 5 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,452
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnehmer

Nearest frequency peer: Abnehmer (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Aarau“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Aarau“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Aarau vs ara
60% similar
Aarau vs Aura
60% similar
Aarau vs Aare
60% similar

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

Key facts for Aarau
PropertyValue
HeadwordAarau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːʁaʊ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,452
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aarau“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aarauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abnehmer“ (#18,453), „übersichtlich“ (#18,450), „abonniert“ (#18,454). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aarau“ bei #18,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Aarau (IPA [ˈaːʁaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,452 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aarau, with forms such as "aaaru", "aarrau", and "aarua". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ara", "Aura", "Aare", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Aarau, spelled A-A-R-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in der Schweiz, Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Aargau
  2. 2
    Bezirk im Schweizer Kanton Aargau, dessen Hauptstadt Aarau^([1]) ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Aarau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Von 1426 bis 1848 fand die Tagsatzung der Eidgenossenschaft regelmässig in Aarau statt.
  2. Von März bis September 1798 war Aarau die erste Hauptstadt der Schweiz.

This word in other languages

Aarau(English)Aarau(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaaru
  • aarrau
  • aarua
  • araau
  • arau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aarau - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aaaru2aarrau1aarua2araau2arau1
Edit distance from "Aarau"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aarau"?
"Aarau" is spelled A-A-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːʁaʊ̯].
What does "Aarau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aarau" means: Stadt in der Schweiz, Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Aargau
What words are commonly confused with "Aarau"?
"Aarau" is commonly confused with "ara", "Aura", "Aare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aarau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aarau" is [ˈaːʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aarau" come from?
"Aarau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aarau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abtei#18,456Adels#18,457Yacht#18,445woods#18,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

burn5 variantseven5 variantsnero5 variantshour5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list