ashlar
/ˈæʃlə/
"ashlar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ashlar” is an uncommon English word, ranked #96,749 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #96,749
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ashlar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæʃlə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ashlar” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ashlar is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæʃlə/. Corpus data places it at rank #96,749 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ashlar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English assheler, acheler, etc., from forms of Old French esselier (“wooden support, traverse beam”), from Medieval Latin ascelāris and assellāris (equivalent to a diminutive of early forms of ais (“plank”)), variant of *axillāris (attested only… The correct English form is ashlar, spelled A-S-H-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
- 2Stone hewn and finished to create such masonry, either completely or as a facade over an earthen or rubble core.
- 3A stone intended for hurling by means of a catapult or similar device.
Etymology
From Middle English assheler, acheler, etc., from forms of Old French esselier (“wooden support, traverse beam”), from Medieval Latin ascelāris and assellāris (equivalent to a diminutive of early forms of ais (“plank”)), variant of *axillāris (attested only after the Renaissance), from Latin axilla (“little plank”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”), from axis (“axle, plank”) + -illa (“-ella: forming diminutives”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ashlar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-H-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæʃlə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.