ASCII

/ˈæski/

//ˈæski// name

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"ascii" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ASCII” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,860
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acronym of American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ascii · ASCII · English

ASCII · rank #31,860 · 6 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,860
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH artistically

Nearest frequency peer: artistically (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ASCII”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “ASCII” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ASCII vs Asi
20% similar
ASCII vs Asia
20% similar
ASCII vs ASIC
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ASCII
PropertyValue
HeadwordASCII
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæski/
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,860
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ASCII”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).ASCIIlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “artistically” (#31,859), “Argyll” (#31,858), “ashram” (#31,862). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “ASCII” is #31,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ASCII (IPA /ˈæski/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,860 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acronym of American Standard Code for Information Interchange.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ASCII, with forms such as "acsii", "asccii", and "asci". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Asi", "Asia", "ASIC", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is ASCII, spelled A-S-C-I-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acronym of American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Thus, to translate an EBCDIC message into an ASCII one we need a table with 256 one-byte entries. In each position we put the ASCII code that corresponds to that EBCDIC entry.
  2. In 1960 American Standard Code for Information Exchange (ASCII) was developed from telegraphic codes.

This word in other languages

ASCII(Français)ASCII(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsii
  • asccii
  • asci
  • asici
  • asscii
  • sacii

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ASCII - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acsii2asccii1asci1asici2asscii1sacii2
Edit distance from "ASCII"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ASCII"?
"ASCII" is spelled A-S-C-I-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæski/.
What does "ASCII" mean?
As a proper noun, "ASCII" means: Acronym of American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
What words are commonly confused with "ASCII"?
"ASCII" is commonly confused with "Asi", "Asia", "ASIC". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ASCII"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ASCII" is /ˈæski/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ASCII" come from?
"ASCII" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aorta#31,855beret#31,873bogey#31,877boron#31,881

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Addams6 variantsbugle6 variantsCalum6 variantsCERN6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list