# trauma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɔː.mə/ · frequency rank #5,747

## Definitions
1. Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
2. An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
3. An event that causes great distress.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

## Easily confused with
- **trump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trauma-vs-trump)
- **Truman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trauma-vs-truman)
- **tram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tram-vs-trauma)
- **tama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-trauma)
- **tramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tramp-vs-trauma)

## Common misspellings (8)
`rtauma`, `taruma`, `tramua`, `trauam`, `traumma`, `trrauma`, `truama`, `ttrauma`

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