Aramaic
/ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/
"aramaic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Aramaic” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #34,777 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #34,777
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aramaic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aramaic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Aramaic is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #34,777 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aramaic, with forms such as "aarmaic", "araamic", and "aramaci". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "archaic", "aromatic", "Arabic", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / א… The correct English form is Aramaic, spelled A-R-A-M-A-I-C.
Definition
- 1A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 2A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 3A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 4A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 5A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 6A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 7A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
- 8A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
Etymology
From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / ארם (ʾarām)) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix) (compare with Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos, “Aramean”), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ic.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aarmaic,araamic,aramaci,aramaicc,aramiac,arammaic,armaaic,arramaic,raamaic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aramaic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Aramaic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-A-M-A-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “archaic” - see the side-by-side comparison. Aramaic vs archaic
- 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.