# Azores

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈzɔːz/ · frequency rank #43,041

## Definitions
1. An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean
2. An autonomous region of Portugal in the North Atlantic (officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Azores, from Portuguese Açores (“Azores”), from açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”).

## Easily confused with
- **azure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/azores-vs-azure)
- **Ares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-azores)
- **acres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acres-vs-azores)
- **adore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adore-vs-azores)
- **aires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aires-vs-azores)
- **Ayres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ayres-vs-azores)
- **adored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adored-vs-azores)
- **Andres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andres-vs-azores)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aozres`, `azoers`, `azoress`, `azorres`, `azorse`, `azroes`, `azzores`, `zaores`

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