# ASCII vs ASIC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ASCII
*name · IPA /ˈæski/ · frequency rank #31,860*
Acronym of American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

### ASIC
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.sɪk/ · frequency rank #34,383*
Acronym of application-specific integrated circuit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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