ASEAN

/ˈæ.zi.ɑn/

//ˈæ.zi.ɑn// name

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

The verdict

“ASEAN” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,521
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acronym of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Corpus desk

Index EN-asean · ASEAN · English

ASEAN · rank #19,521 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,521
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ascended

Nearest frequency peer: ascended (-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 “ASEAN”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ASEAN” 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).

ASEAN vs Asia
20% similar
ASEAN vs Asha
20% similar
ASEAN vs Asta
20% similar

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

Key facts for ASEAN
PropertyValue
HeadwordASEAN
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæ.zi.ɑn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,521
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ASEAN”

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).ASEANlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ascended” (#19,520), “aspiration” (#19,522), “AMI” (#19,519). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “ASEAN” is #19,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ASEAN (IPA /ˈæ.zi.ɑn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,521 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acronym of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ASEAN, with forms such as "aesan", "asaen", and "aseann". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Asia", "Asha", "Asta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is ASEAN, spelled A-S-E-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acronym of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

This word in other languages

ANSA(Español)ANASE(Français)ASEAN(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aesan
  • asaen
  • aseann
  • asena
  • assean
  • saean

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ASEAN - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aesan2asaen2aseann1asena2assean1saean2
Edit distance from "ASEAN"

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 "ASEAN"?
"ASEAN" is spelled A-S-E-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæ.zi.ɑn/.
What does "ASEAN" mean?
As a proper noun, "ASEAN" means: Acronym of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
What words are commonly confused with "ASEAN"?
"ASEAN" is commonly confused with "Asia", "Asha", "Asta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ASEAN"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ASEAN" is /ˈæ.zi.ɑn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ASEAN" come from?
"ASEAN" 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 "ASEAN", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beige#19,531viper#19,500bubba#19,544bulky#19,545

Similar misspelling depth

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

Timmy6 variantsDans6 variantssmug6 variantsdips6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list