# atmosphere

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæt.məsˌfɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,208

## Definitions
1. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
2. The air in a particular place.
3. The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
4. The apparent mood felt in an environment.
5. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.
6. Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- + -sphere.

## Easily confused with
- **atmospheric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atmosphere-vs-atmospheric)

## Common misspellings (15)
`amtosphere`, `atmmosphere`, `atmopshere`, `atmoshpere`, `atmospehre`, `atmospheer`, `atmospherre`, `atmosphhere`, `atmosphree`, `atmospphere`, `atmossphere`, `atmsophere`, `atomsphere`, `attmosphere`, `tamosphere`

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