# azalea

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈzeɪliə/ · frequency rank #27,063

## Definitions
1. A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

## Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “I dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

## Easily confused with
- **Ayala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ayala-vs-azalea)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aazlea`, `azaela`, `azalae`, `azallea`, `azlaea`, `azzalea`, `zaalea`

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