ashore
/əˈʃɔɹ/adverb
ashore is spelled A-S-H-O-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ashore means “On the land as opposed to onboard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ashore?
| Letters | 6: A-S-H-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ashore?
Ashore appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ashore?
- UK /əˈʃɔː/
- US /əˈʃɔɹ/
- /əˈʃo(ː)ɹ/
Ashore has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ashore.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ashore
Sounds like: assure (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with ashore?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ashore from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hoarse.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does ashore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
On the land as opposed to onboard.
- 2
On, or towards the shore.
The canoe sailed ashore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ashore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense on the land:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | em terra |
| Spanish | en tierra |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ashore come from?
From a- + shore; see also onshore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).