# aerobic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/ · frequency rank #22,563

## Definitions
1. Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
2. Of or relating to aerobics.

## Etymology
From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **Arabic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aerobic-vs-arabic)
- **aerobics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aerobic-vs-aerobics)
- **anaerobic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aerobic-vs-anaerobic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aeorbic`, `aerboic`, `aerobbic`, `aerobci`, `aerobicc`, `aeroibc`, `aerrobic`, `areobic`, `earobic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aerobic