aqua
/ˈækwə/noun, adjective
aqua is spelled A-Q-U-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aqua means “The compound water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aqua is aquas or aquae.
How many letters and syllables are in aqua?
| Letters | 4: A-Q-U-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aqua?
Aqua appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aqua?
- US /ˈækwə/
- US /ˈɑːkwə/
- /əˈkwɑ/
Aqua has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aqua.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aqua
- aquas plural
- aquae plural
- more aqua comparative
- most aqua superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aqua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The compound water.
- 2
A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.
adjective
- 1
Of a greenish-blue colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aqua in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to water:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aqua come from?
From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).