# arouse

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈɹaʊz/ · frequency rank #32,680

## Definitions
1. To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
2. To sexually stimulate.
3. To sexually stimulate.
4. To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

## Etymology
From a- + rouse.

## Easily confused with
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arouse-vs-arse)
- **aroused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arouse-vs-aroused)
- **abuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abuse-vs-arouse)
- **argue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argue-vs-arouse)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arise-vs-arouse)
- **arose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arose-vs-arouse)
- **amuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amuse-vs-arouse)
- **Argus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argus-vs-arouse)
- **around** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/around-vs-arouse)
- **accuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accuse-vs-arouse)
- **arousal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arousal-vs-arouse)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aoruse`, `arosue`, `aroues`, `arousse`, `arrouse`, `aruose`, `raouse`

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