Ascher

[ˈaʃɐ]

/[ˈaʃɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ascher” is uncommon German (frequency #75,372 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,372
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flaches Gefäß für Tabakasche sowie für Reste von Zigaretten und Zigarren

Corpus desk

Index DE-ascher · Ascher · German

Ascher · rank #75,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,372
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aspern

Nearest frequency peer: Aspern (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ascher“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ascher“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ascher
PropertyValue
HeadwordAscher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʃɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ascher“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ascherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aspern“ (#75,373), „Armleuchter“ (#75,370), „archäologisch“ (#75,368). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ascher“ bei #75,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ascher is uncommon German at frequency #75,372 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "flaches Gefäß für Tabakasche sowie für Reste von Zigaretten und Zigarren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ascher, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ascher, spelled A-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    flaches Gefäß für Tabakasche sowie für Reste von Zigaretten und Zigarren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kannst du mir mal den Ascher reichen?
  2. „Ich nahm einen Zigarrenstummel aus dem Ascher, brannte ihn an, machte einen Zug und würgte.“

Synonyms

AschenbecherAschbecher

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ascher"?
"Ascher" is spelled A-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʃɐ].
What does "Ascher" mean?
As a noun, "Ascher" means: flaches Gefäß für Tabakasche sowie für Reste von Zigaretten und Zigarren
How do you pronounce "Ascher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ascher" is [ˈaʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ascher" come from?
"Ascher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aspern#75,373Apfels#75,367aufhob#75,383Angers#75,352

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list