# aroma

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈɹəʊ.mə/ · frequency rank #21,442

## Definitions
1. A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

## Etymology
From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

## Easily confused with
- **atom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-atom)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-arya)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-aron)
- **atoms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-atoms)
- **arose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-arose)
- **Aruba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-aruba)
- **Arora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-arora)
- **aurora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aroma-vs-aurora)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arm-vs-aroma)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ama-vs-aroma)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ara-vs-aroma)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aro-vs-aroma)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/area-vs-aroma)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/army-vs-aroma)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arms-vs-aroma)
- **alma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alma-vs-aroma)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aria-vs-aroma)
- **Aram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aram-vs-aroma)
- **amma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-aroma)
- **arena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arena-vs-aroma)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aorma`, `armoa`, `aroam`, `aromma`, `arroma`, `raoma`

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