Aspern

[ˈaspɐn]

/[ˈaspɐn]/ name

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The verdict

“Aspern” is uncommon German (frequency #75,373 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,373
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des Wiener Gemeindebezirks Donaustadt

Key facts for Aspern
PropertyValue
HeadwordAspern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaspɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aspern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Aspern lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aspern is uncommon German at frequency #75,373 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaspɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des Wiener Gemeindebezirks Donaustadt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Aspern, 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aspern, spelled A-S-P-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des Wiener Gemeindebezirks Donaustadt

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 "Aspern"?
"Aspern" is spelled A-S-P-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaspɐn].
What does "Aspern" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aspern" means: ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des Wiener Gemeindebezirks Donaustadt
How do you pronounce "Aspern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aspern" is [ˈaspɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aspern" come from?
"Aspern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Aspern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-S-P-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaspɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list