Aspirin

[ˌaspiˈʁiːn]

/[ˌaspiˈʁiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aspirin” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,625
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fertigpräparat – synthetisch hergestellter Wirkstoff mit schmerzlindernden, fiebersenkenden und entzündungshemmenden Eigenschaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-aspirin · Aspirin · German

Aspirin · rank #27,625 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,625
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH asiatisch

Nearest frequency peer: asiatisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Aspirin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Aspirin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aspirin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAspirin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaspiˈʁiːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,625
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Aspirin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aspirinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „asiatisch“ (#27,624), „asteroiden“ (#27,626), „Artgenossen“ (#27,623). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aspirin“ bei #27,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Aspirin (IPA [ˌaspiˈʁiːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,625 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fertigpräparat – synthetisch hergestellter Wirkstoff mit schmerzlindernden, fiebersenkenden und entzündungshemmenden Eigenschaften".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aspirin, with forms such as "apsirin", "asiprin", and "aspiirn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Aspirin, spelled A-S-P-I-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fertigpräparat – synthetisch hergestellter Wirkstoff mit schmerzlindernden, fiebersenkenden und entzündungshemmenden Eigenschaften

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im letzten Drittel der Schwangerschaft darf Aspirin nicht eingenommen werden.
  2. Die schmerzhemmende Wirkung von Aspirin beruht auf der Hemmung der Bildung von Botenstoffen.

Synonyms

AcetylsalicylsäureAcidum acetylsalicylicum2-Acetoxybenzoesäure

This word in other languages

aspirin(English)aspirina(Español)aspirine(Français)aspirina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsirin
  • asiprin
  • aspiirn
  • aspirinn
  • aspirni
  • aspirrin
  • asppirin
  • aspriin
  • asspirin
  • sapirin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aspirin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apsirin2asiprin2aspiirn2aspirinn1aspirni2aspirrin1asppirin1aspriin2
Edit distance from "Aspirin"

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 "Aspirin"?
"Aspirin" is spelled A-S-P-I-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaspiˈʁiːn].
What does "Aspirin" mean?
As a noun, "Aspirin" means: Fertigpräparat – synthetisch hergestellter Wirkstoff mit schmerzlindernden, fiebersenkenden und entzündungshemmenden Eigenschaften
What are common misspellings of "Aspirin"?
Common misspellings include "apsirin", "asiprin", "aspiirn", "aspirinn", "aspirni". The correct spelling is "Aspirin".
How do you pronounce "Aspirin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aspirin" is [ˌaspiˈʁiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aspirin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Archivs#27,621Antrags#27,616Anteils#27,615Bahamas#27,642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

besinnen10 variantsAchilles10 variantsCitroën10 variantszugegen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list