ascribes

/əˈskɹaɪbz/

//əˈskɹaɪbz// verb

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"ascribes" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ascribes” is uncommon English (frequency #70,464 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,464
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of ascribe

Corpus desk

Index EN-ascribes · ascribes · English

ascribes · rank #70,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,464
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ardour

Nearest frequency peer: ardour (-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 “ascribes”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ascribes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ascribes
PropertyValue
Headwordascribes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈskɹaɪbz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ascribes” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).ascribesfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ardour” (#70,463), “arbour” (#70,462), “async” (#70,466). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “ascribes” is #70,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ascribes is uncommon English at frequency #70,464 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈskɹaɪbz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of ascribe".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ascribes, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is ascribes, spelled A-S-C-R-I-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ascribe

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 "ascribes"?
"ascribes" is spelled A-S-C-R-I-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈskɹaɪbz/.
What does "ascribes" mean?
As a verb, "ascribes" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of ascribe
How do you pronounce "ascribes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ascribes" is /əˈskɹaɪbz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ascribes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Baddeley#70,479benzoate#70,497Bicester#70,502boldface#70,507

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list