Ashfield

/ˈæʃˌfiːld/

//ˈæʃˌfiːld// name

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

The verdict

“Ashfield” is uncommon English (frequency #56,591 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,591
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place in England:

Corpus desk

Index EN-ashfield · Ashfield · English

Ashfield · rank #56,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,591
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrogantly

Nearest frequency peer: arrogantly (-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 “Ashfield”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ashfield
PropertyValue
HeadwordAshfield
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæʃˌfiːld/
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ashfield” 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).Ashfieldfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “arrogantly” (#56,590), “assiduously” (#56,592), “astronautics” (#56,593). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Ashfield” is #56,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ashfield is uncommon English at frequency #56,591 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈæʃˌfiːld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ashfield, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Ashfield, spelled A-S-H-F-I-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place in England:
  2. 2
    A place in England:
  3. 3
    A place in England:
  4. 4
    A place in England:
  5. 5
    A place in England:
  6. 6
    A hamlet by Loch Sween in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR7685).
  7. 7
    A hamlet in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7803).
  8. 8
    A small settlement in Llansadwrn community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6928).
  9. 9
    A place in Australia:
  10. 10
    A place in Australia:
  11. 11
    A place in Australia:
  12. 12
    A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
  13. 13
    An unincorporated community in East Penn Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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 "Ashfield"?
"Ashfield" is spelled A-S-H-F-I-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæʃˌfiːld/.
What does "Ashfield" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ashfield" means: A place in England:
How do you pronounce "Ashfield"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ashfield" is /ˈæʃˌfiːld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ashfield" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ardently#56,587Amendola#56,577beatdown#56,607alkaloid#56,573

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list