Aroma

/[aˈʁoːma]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,504

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Aroma is aGermannoun. It means: bestimmter, meist angenehmer, durch einen Geruchsstoff ausgelöster Duft Pronounced [aˈʁoːma]. Often confused with Atom and Aron.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aroma in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aroma is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈʁoːma]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,504 in overall German 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 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aroma, with forms such as "aorma", "armoa", and "aroam". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Atom", "Aron", "atome", 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 German form is Aroma, spelled A-R-O-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aorma,armoa,aroam,aromma,arroma,raoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aroma

Misspelling Variants of "Aroma"

aorma5armoa5aroam5aromma6arroma6raoma5
Misspelling Variants of "Aroma"

Frequency rank: #20,504 in German

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. 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.