aureola
[awɾeˈola]
The verdict
“aureola” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,356 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,356
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disco, aro o círculo de luz que simboliza santidad y que se coloca en la cabeza de imágenes representadas en cuadros, vidrieras o esculturas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aureola |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [awɾeˈola] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aureola” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aureola is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,356 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [awɾeˈola]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aureola in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is aureola, spelled A-U-R-E-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1Disco, aro o círculo de luz que simboliza santidad y que se coloca en la cabeza de imágenes representadas en cuadros, vidrieras o esculturas.
- 2Gloria que alcanza una persona por sus méritos o virtudes.
- 3Corona sencilla o doble que en los eclipses de Sol se ve alrededor del disco de la Luna.
- 4Resplandor que, como premio no esencial, corresponde en la bienaventuranza a cada estado y jerarquía.
- 5: Variante de areola.
Synonyms
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 “aureola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-R-E-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [awɾeˈola] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.