# ascribe

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈskɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #39,191

## Definitions
1. To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
2. To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
3. To believe in or agree with; to subscribe.

## Etymology
From Middle English ascriben, from Old French ascrivre (“inscribe, attribute, impute”), from Latin āscrībere (“to state in writing”), equivalent to a- + scribe.

## Easily confused with
- **astride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ascribe-vs-astride)
- **ascribed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ascribe-vs-ascribed)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acsribe`, `asccribe`, `ascirbe`, `ascrbie`, `ascribbe`, `ascrieb`, `ascrribe`, `asrcibe`, `asscribe`, `sacribe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ascribe