aura

[ˈawɾa]

/[ˈawɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“aura” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,285) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,285
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Viento suave y apacible.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aura · aura · Spanish

aura · rank #15,285 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,285
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aurelio

Nearest frequency peer: Aurelio (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “aura”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “aura” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aura vs aya
50% similar
aura vs aux
50% similar
aura vs aus
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aura
PropertyValue
Headwordaura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈawɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,285
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “aura”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).auracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Aurelio” (#15,286), “atendido” (#15,283), “avanzó” (#15,287). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aura” va en #15,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for aura is neighbouring look-alikes ("aya", "aux", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈawɾa]. Frequency #15,285 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  1. 1
    Viento suave y apacible.
  2. 2
    Hipotético 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.
  3. 3
    Favor, aplauso, aceptación general.
  4. 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how aura appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. empezaron a volar en cículos sobre las cabezas de los dos viajeros y acabaron posándose sobre unas rocas por encima de ellos. Eran auras, los buitres del oeste. Los heraldos de la muerte.

Synonyms

gallinaza

This word in other languages

aura(English)aura(Français)

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.

arua2auar2aurra1uara2
Edit distance from "aura"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aura"?
"aura" is spelled A-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈawɾa].
What does "aura" mean?
As a noun, "aura" means: Viento suave y apacible.
What words are commonly confused with "aura"?
"aura" is commonly confused with "aya", "aux", "aus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aura" is [ˈawɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aura" come from?
"aura" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aver#15,288chao#15,302clon#15,309wade#15,250

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list