auroral
au·ror·al/ɔˈɹɔɹəl/adjective
auroral is spelled A-U-R-O-R-A-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables (au·ror·al). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, auroral means “Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in auroral?
| Letters | 7: A-U-R-O-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: au·ror·al |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 auroral?
Auroral appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 auroral?
- UK /ɔːˈɹɔəɹəl/
- UK /ɔːˈɹɔːɹəl/
- US /ɔˈɹɔɹəl/
Auroral has 3 syllables, split au·ror·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-auroral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with auroral?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as auroral from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹəl/):
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 auroral
- more auroral comparative
- most auroral superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does auroral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.
- 2
Rosy in colour.
- 3
Pertaining to the aurora borealis or aurora australis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does auroral come from?
From aurora + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).