# aria

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #17,292

## Definitions
1. A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

## Etymology
From Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of air.

## Easily confused with
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-art)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arm)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-ark)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-asa)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-avi)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-ata)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arr)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-aya)
- **Asi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-asi)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-awa)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-aro)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arp)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arn)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-army)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arms)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arts)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-asia)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-axis)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-arse)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aira`, `arai`, `arria`, `raia`

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