# aquarium

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ · frequency rank #13,660

## Definitions
1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
2. A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂
Proto-Italic *akʷā
Latin aqua
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -ārius
Latin aquārius
Latin aquāriumbor.
English aquarium
Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

## Easily confused with
- **Aquarius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aquarium-vs-aquarius)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aqaurium`, `aqquarium`, `aquairum`, `aquarimu`, `aquariumm`, `aquarrium`, `aquaruim`, `aquraium`, `auqarium`, `qauarium`

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