# aureus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːɹɪəs/ · frequency rank #37,328

## Definitions
1. A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

## Etymology
From Latin aureus (“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”), noun use of adjective, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of eyrir, öre, øre, and oyra.

## Easily confused with
- **Ayres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aureus-vs-ayres)
- **Ares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-aureus)
- **acres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acres-vs-aureus)
- **aires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aires-vs-aureus)
- **Argus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argus-vs-aureus)
- **Abreu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abreu-vs-aureus)
- **agrees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agrees-vs-aureus)
- **airbus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airbus-vs-aureus)
- **Aarhus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aarhus-vs-aureus)
- **Aurelius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aurelius-vs-aureus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arueus`, `auerus`, `auresu`, `aureuss`, `aurreus`, `aurues`, `uareus`

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