aura
[ˈawɾa]
The verdict
“aura” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,285 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,285
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Viento suave y apacible.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈawɾa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #15,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aura is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈawɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,285 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for aura, with forms such as "arua", "auar", and "aurra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aya", "aux", "aus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aura, spelled A-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Viento suave y apacible.
- 2Hipotético campo energético de radiación luminosa multicolor que rodea a las personas u objetos como un capullo o halo y que es invisible para la gran mayoría de los seres humanos.
- 3Favor, aplauso, aceptación general.
- 4(Cathartes aura) Ave rapaz diurna americana, carroñera, del tamaño de una gallina, con cabeza desprovista de plumas y de color rojizo, y plumaje negro.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arua,auar,aurra,uara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aura - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈawɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aya” - see the side-by-side comparison. aura vs aya
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.