aroma

/[aˈɾoma]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,268

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aroma is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sustancia gaseosa que despiden ciertas materias y que se percibe con el olfato, especialmente el de un medicamento, especia, comida o bebida, que parece agradable a quien lo percibe. Pronounced [aˈɾoma]. Often confused with asma and Aros.

Key facts for aroma
PropertyValue
Headwordaroma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɾoma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,268
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aroma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aroma is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɾoma]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,268 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for aroma, with forms such as "aorma", "armoa", and "aroam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asma", "Aros", "arpa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is aroma, spelled A-R-O-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia gaseosa que despiden ciertas materias y que se percibe con el olfato, especialmente el de un medicamento, especia, comida o bebida, que parece agradable a quien lo percibe.
  2. 2
    Hierba, resina, goma o madera con mucha fragancia o perfume.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aorma,armoa,aroam,aromma,arroma,raoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aroma

Misspelling Variants of "aroma"

aorma5armoa5aroam5aromma6arroma6raoma5
Misspelling Variants of "aroma"

Frequency rank: #10,268 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aroma"?
"aroma" is spelled A-R-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɾoma].
What does "aroma" mean?
As a noun, "aroma" means: Sustancia gaseosa que despiden ciertas materias y que se percibe con el olfato, especialmente el de un medicamento, especia, comida o bebida, que parece agradable a quien lo percibe.
What words are commonly confused with "aroma"?
"aroma" is commonly confused with "asma", "Aros", "arpa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aroma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aroma" is [aˈɾoma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aroma" come from?
"aroma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.