Aroma

[aˈʁoːma]

/[aˈʁoːma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aroma” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,504
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bestimmter, meist angenehmer, durch einen Geruchsstoff ausgelöster Duft

Corpus desk

Index DE-aroma · Aroma · German

Aroma · rank #20,504 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,504
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arnsberg

Nearest frequency peer: Arnsberg (-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 „Aroma“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Aroma“ 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).

Aroma vs Atom
60% similar
Aroma vs Aron
60% similar
Aroma vs atome
40% similar

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

Key facts for Aroma
PropertyValue
HeadwordAroma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈʁoːma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,504
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aroma“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Aromaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arnsberg“ (#20,503), „artig“ (#20,505), „archäologischen“ (#20,502). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aroma“ bei #20,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Aroma (IPA [aˈʁoːma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,504 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aroma, with forms such as "aorma", "armoa", and "aroam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Atom", "Aron", "atome", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Aroma, spelled A-R-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    bestimmter, meist angenehmer, durch einen Geruchsstoff ausgelöster Duft
  2. 2
    bestimmter, meist angenehmer, durch einen Geschmacksstoff ausgelöster Geschmack
  3. 3
    Inhaltsstoff, der für Geschmack sorgt; aromatisches Würzmittel, Gewürz, Essenz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich mag es, wenn morgens das Aroma von Kaffee in der Luft liegt.
  2. In der Likörfabritation haben die Aromas, in konzentrierter Form aus den Früchten dargestellt, große Wichtigkeit. (1892)

Synonyms

DuftGeruchWohlgeruchOdeurWürzeWürzstoff

Antonyms

Gestank

This word in other languages

aroma(English)arôme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aorma
  • armoa
  • aroam
  • aromma
  • arroma
  • raoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aroma - 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.

aorma2armoa2aroam2aromma1arroma1raoma2
Edit distance from "Aroma"

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 "Aroma"?
"Aroma" is spelled A-R-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʁoːma].
What does "Aroma" mean?
As a noun, "Aroma" means: bestimmter, meist angenehmer, durch einen Geruchsstoff ausgelöster Duft
What words are commonly confused with "Aroma"?
"Aroma" is commonly confused with "Atom", "Aron", "atome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aroma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aroma" is [aˈʁoːma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aroma" come from?
"Aroma" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

artig#20,505beige#20,521Beyer#20,532Zeche#20,470

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list