# Asher

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,889

## Definitions
1. The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A female given name from Hebrew.
5. A surname.
6. A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

## Etymology
From Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

## Easily confused with
- **asr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-asr)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-ayer)
- **ASMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-asmr)
- **ashy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-ashy)
- **asked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-asked)
- **asset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-asset)
- **ashes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-ashes)
- **asses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-asses)
- **aspen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-aspen)
- **Astor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-astor)
- **assed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-assed)
- **Azhar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-azhar)
- **Ashok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-ashok)
- **aster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-aster)
- **auger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-auger)
- **askew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-askew)
- **Ashley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-ashley)
- **assert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-assert)
- **ashore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asher-vs-ashore)
- **ash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ash-vs-asher)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahser`, `asehr`, `asherr`, `ashher`, `ashre`, `assher`, `saher`

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