aura

//ˈaw.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,887

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aura is aPortuguesenoun. It means: vento brando e suave; aragem Pronounced /ˈaw.ɾɐ/. Often confused with auto and Azia.

Key facts for aura
PropertyValue
Headwordaura
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈaw.ɾɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,887
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aura in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aura is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈaw.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,887 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for aura, with forms such as "arua", "auar", and "aurra". 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, "auto", "Azia", "aurora", 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 Portuguese form is aura, spelled A-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vento brando e suave; aragem
  2. 2
    popularidade, boa aceitação
  3. 3
    fama, rumor
  4. 4
    hálito
  5. 5
    fenômenos que precedem ataque nervoso, especialmente epilético
  6. 6
    elemento etéreo, imaterial, que emana e envolve seres ou objetos

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arua,auar,aurra,uara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aura

Misspelling Variants of "aura"

arua4auar4aurra5uara4
Misspelling Variants of "aura"

Frequency rank: #13,887 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aura"?
"aura" is spelled A-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaw.ɾɐ/.
What does "aura" mean?
As a noun, "aura" means: vento brando e suave; aragem
What words are commonly confused with "aura"?
"aura" is commonly confused with "auto", "Azia", "aurora". 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 /ˈaw.ɾɐ/. 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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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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.