AOR

noun

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"aor" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“AOR” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,775 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,775
frequency rank, English
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of address of record.

Key facts for AOR
PropertyValue
HeadwordAOR
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “AOR” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). AOR lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for AOR is 3 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #52,775 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for AOR in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is AOR, spelled A-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of address of record.
  2. 2
    Initialism of album-oriented radio.
  3. 3
    Initialism of album-oriented rock.
  4. 4
    Initialism of adult-oriented rock.
  5. 5
    Initialism of auxiliary replenishment oiler.
  6. 6
    Initialism of area of responsibility.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "AOR"?
"AOR" is spelled A-O-R.
What does "AOR" mean?
As a noun, "AOR" means: Initialism of address of record.
What language does "AOR" come from?
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Using “AOR”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list