aura
/ˈoɹə/noun
aura is spelled A-U-R-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Aura, the name). As a noun, aura means “A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aura is aurae or auræ.
How many letters and syllables are in aura?
| Letters | 4: A-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aura?
Aura appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Aura, 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 aura?
- UK /ˈɔːɹə/
- British /ˈoːɹə/
- US /ˈoɹə/
Aura has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aura?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aura from its last stressed vowel (/oɹə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aura
- aurae plural
- auræ plural
- auras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
- 2
A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone.
This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.
- 3
A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual.
- 4
The charisma or suave excellence of a person, especially implying their vibe or energy.
Near-synonym: rizz
- 5
A subjective sensation experienced at the onset of a neurological condition, especially a migraine headache or epileptic seizure.
- 6
A surrounding.
- 7
obsoleteA gentle breeze, a zephyr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aura in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 aura come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria. Sense 4 originated in the early 2020s and was popularized on TikTok around May 2024.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).