aria
-ar·i·a/ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/noun
aria is spelled A-R-I-A: 4 letters and 3 syllables (-ar·i·a). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Aria, the name). As a noun, aria means “A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aria is arias or arie.
How many letters and syllables are in aria?
| Letters | 4: A-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: -ar·i·a |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aria?
Aria appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Aria, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aria?
- /ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/
Aria has 3 syllables, split -ar·i·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aria.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aria
- arias plural
- arie plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
noun
- 1
Guinea arrowroot: the plant Goeppertia allouia, grown for its edible tubers.
The ariá (Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl. Marantaceae) (Figure 9.2), is presumed to have spread from Puerto Rico and the Antilles to northern South America (Guyanas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil) […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aria in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of musical piece:
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 aria come from?
From Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of air.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).