ascorbic
"ascorbic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ascorbic” is an uncommon English word, ranked #59,201 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #59,201
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ascorbic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ascorbic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ascorbic is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #59,201 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for ascorbic in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a- + scorbutic, possibly influenced by scorbic. The correct English form is ascorbic, spelled A-S-C-O-R-B-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- 2Associated with the absence of scurvy; acting against scurvy.
Etymology
From a- + scorbutic, possibly influenced by scorbic.
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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Using “ascorbic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-C-O-R-B-I-C - 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.