How do you spell Ominous?
Correct spelling
ominous
Remember OMEN + -ous: dark omens make things ominous
Why is ominous spelled this way?
From Latin ominosus, full of omens. OMEN (a sign). Something ominous is full of signs — warning that something dark approaches.
Common misspellings of ominous
ominuousomminousomenous
Example
The dark clouds gathering on the horizon looked ominous before the storm hit.