aural
/ˈɔɹəl/adjective
aural is spelled A-U-R-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “aural vs oral” about 320 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, aural means “Of or pertaining to the ear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aural?
| Letters | 5: A-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aural?
Aural appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aural?
- UK /ˈɔːɹəl/
- US /ˈɔɹəl/
- US /ˈoɹəl/
As an adjective (“Of or pertaining to an aura”): /ˈɔːɹəl/, /ˈoɹəl/.
Aural 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-aural.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with aural
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: oral (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with aural?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aural from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹəl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: laura.
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 aural
- more aural comparative
- most aural superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the ear.
- 2
Of or pertaining to sound or hearing.
- 3
Of or pertaining to an aura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | auriculaire , auditif, aural |
| German | Ohren- , akustisch, auditiv, Gehör-, Hör- |
| Spanish | auditivo |
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 aural come from?
From Latin auralis, from auris (“ear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).