# ominous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɒmɪnəs/ · frequency rank #17,194

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
2. Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

## Etymology
From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).

## Easily confused with
- **odious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odious-vs-ominous)

## Common misspellings (9)
`moinous`, `oimnous`, `ominnous`, `ominosu`, `ominouss`, `ominuos`, `omionus`, `omminous`, `omnious`

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