Ascona

[asˈkoːna]

/[asˈkoːna]/ name

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The verdict

“Ascona” is uncommon German (frequency #61,291 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,291
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort am Lago Maggiore im schweizerischen Kanton Tessin

Corpus desk

Index DE-ascona · Ascona · German

Ascona · rank #61,291 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,291
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ASCII

Nearest frequency peer: ASCII (-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 „Ascona“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ascona
PropertyValue
HeadwordAscona
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[asˈkoːna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ascona“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Asconafällt 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: „ASCII“ (#61,290), „assembly“ (#61,292), „Arzttermin“ (#61,289). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ascona“ bei #61,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ascona is uncommon German at frequency #61,291 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [asˈkoːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort am Lago Maggiore im schweizerischen Kanton Tessin".

Ascona has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ascona, spelled A-S-C-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort am Lago Maggiore im schweizerischen Kanton Tessin

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dies ist nun schon der 10. Band in der Neuen Folge der Eranos-Bände, die aus den Eranos-Tagungen in Ascona hervorgehen.“
  2. „Bald sieben Jahre ist es her, dass sie sich dazu entschlossen hat – nach einem Jazzkonzert in Ascona, in Erinnerung daran, wie sie selbst in schwerster Zeit während des Zweiten Weltkriegs Menschlichkeit erfahren habe.“

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 "Ascona"?
"Ascona" is spelled A-S-C-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈkoːna].
What does "Ascona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ascona" means: Ort am Lago Maggiore im schweizerischen Kanton Tessin
How do you pronounce "Ascona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ascona" is [asˈkoːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ascona" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list