as soon as possible
"as-soon-as-possible" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“as soon as possible” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | as soon as possible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “as soon as possible” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
as soon as possible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for as soon as possible, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is as soon as possible, spelled A-S- -S-O-O-N- -A-S- -P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is A-S- -S-O-O-N- -A-S- -P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.