aurora
au·ror·a/əˈɹɔɹ.ə/noun
aurora is spelled A-U-R-O-R-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (au·ror·a). It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aurora means “An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aurora is auroras or aurorae.
How many letters and syllables are in aurora?
| Letters | 6: A-U-R-O-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: au·ror·a |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th 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; 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 aurora?
Aurora appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 aurora?
- UK /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/
- UK /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/
- US /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/
Aurora has 3 syllables, split au·ror·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aurora.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-Aurora.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aurora?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aurora from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹə/):
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 aurora
- auroras plural
- aurorae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aurora mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
- 2
The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
- 3
The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aurora in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense atmospheric phenomenon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aurore boréale |
| German | Polarlicht |
| Portuguese | aurora |
| Spanish | aurora |
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 aurora come from?
Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).