Asaph
/ˈeɪ.sæf/
"asaph" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Asaph” is uncommon English (frequency #64,184 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,184
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A biblical figure associated with music.
Corpus desk
Index EN-asaph · Asaph · English
Asaph · rank #64,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,184
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH astoundingly
Nearest frequency peer: astoundingly (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Asaph”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- antic
antic
35,822 corpus weight
- arthropod
arthropod
35,820 corpus weight
- Aruna
Aruna
35,819 corpus weight
- Asaph
Asaph
35,817 corpus weight
- astoundingly
astoundingly
35,816 corpus weight
- audiology
audiology
35,814 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Asaph” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Asaph |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪ.sæf/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #64,184 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Asaph” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Asaph is uncommon English at frequency #64,184 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈeɪ.sæf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Asaph in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew אָסַף (’Āsāp̄); meaning "Gathered by God". The correct English form is Asaph, spelled A-S-A-P-H.
Definition
- 1A biblical figure associated with music.
- 2An alternative name for the Judean king Asa that gospel writer St. Matthew used.
- 3An early Welsh bishop and saint.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew אָסַף (’Āsāp̄); meaning "Gathered by God".
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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