# Ashoka

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈʃoʊkə/ · frequency rank #49,766

## Definitions
1. An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
2. The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashok and Asoka.

## Easily confused with
- **ashore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashoka-vs-ashore)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asha-vs-ashoka)
- **Ashok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashok-vs-ashoka)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ahsoka`, `ashhoka`, `ashkoa`, `ashoak`, `ashokka`, `asohka`, `asshoka`, `sahoka`

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