ascon
noun
ascon is spelled A-S-C-O-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ascon means “A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ascon is ascons.
How many letters and syllables are in ascon?
| Letters | 5: A-S-C-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ascon?
Ascon appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of ascon
- ascons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ascon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ascon come from?
From New Latin ascon (plural ascones), from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “skin, hide for making bags; paunch”) + -on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).