ashram

noun

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"ashram" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ashram” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,862
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ashram · ashram · English

ashram · rank #31,862 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH attentions

Nearest frequency peer: attentions (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ashram”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “ashram” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ashram vs Assam
50% similar
ashram vs astral
67% similar
ashram vs astray
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ashram
PropertyValue
Headwordashram
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,862
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ashram”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).ashramlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “attentions” (#31,863), “ASCII” (#31,860), “Aust” (#31,864). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “ashram” is #31,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ashram, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,862 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ashram, with forms such as "ahsram", "asharm", and "ashhram". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Assam", "astral", "astray", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit आश्रम (āśrama). The correct English form is ashram, spelled A-S-H-R-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ashram appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The entire ashram was excited.
  2. In our broken culture those who have experienced the training of the yogic ashram are often woefully ignorant in the ways of the university, and vice versa.

Etymology

From Sanskrit आश्रम (āśrama).

This word in other languages

Aschram(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahsram
  • asharm
  • ashhram
  • ashramm
  • ashrma
  • ashrram
  • asrham
  • asshram
  • sahram

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ashram - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahsram2asharm2ashhram1ashramm1ashrma2ashrram1asrham2asshram1
Edit distance from "ashram"

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 "ashram"?
"ashram" is spelled A-S-H-R-A-M.
What does "ashram" mean?
As a noun, "ashram" means: A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.
What words are commonly confused with "ashram"?
"ashram" is commonly confused with "Assam", "astral", "astray". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "ashram"?
From Sanskrit आश्रम (āśrama). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Argyll#31,858Addams#31,849Buxton#31,894Whelan#31,830

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

butters9 variantsVishnu9 variantsChaney9 variantschokes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list