# aqua

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈækwə/ · frequency rank #16,405

## Definitions
1. The compound water.
2. A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.

## Etymology
From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

## Easily confused with
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-au)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-asa)
- **aux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-aux)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-ara)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-aud)
- **ASU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-asu)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-ata)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-awa)
- **AUC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-auc)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-area)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-asia)
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-aura)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-aria)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-arya)
- **atta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-atta)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-arun)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-asha)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aqua-vs-asta)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aqau`, `aqqua`, `auqa`, `qaua`

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