Asimov
"asimov" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Asimov” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,788
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-asimov · Asimov · English
Asimov · rank #45,788 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,788
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH aspirant
Nearest frequency peer: aspirant (+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 “Asimov”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- arcana
arcana
54,217 corpus weight
- architectur…
architecturally
54,216 corpus weight
- Asimov
Asimov
54,213 corpus weight
- aspirant
aspirant
54,212 corpus weight
- assertivene…
assertiveness
54,211 corpus weight
- astride
astride
54,209 corpus weight
What this shows “Asimov” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Asimov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #45,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Asimov”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Asimov, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,788 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Asimov, with forms such as "aismov", "asimmov", and "asimovv". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Ази́мов (Azímov). The correct English form is Asimov, spelled A-S-I-M-O-V.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
From Russian Ази́мов (Azímov).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aismov
- asimmov
- asimovv
- asimvo
- asiomv
- asmiov
- assimov
- saimov
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Asimov - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).