Asch
[aʃ]
The verdict
“Asch” is uncommon German (frequency #53,480 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,480
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein rundes oder ovales Haushaltsgefäß aus Holz, Ton oder Metall
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Asch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʃ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #53,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Asch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Asch is uncommon German at frequency #53,480 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Asch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Asch, spelled A-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1ein rundes oder ovales Haushaltsgefäß aus Holz, Ton oder Metall
- 2ein Schiff oder Boot, vor allem zum Transport von Salz auf den Flüssen Salzach, Inn und Donau verwendet
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Asch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʃ] (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.