asocial

/eɪˈsəʊʃəl/

//eɪˈsəʊʃəl// adj

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"asocial" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“asocial” is uncommon English (frequency #95,698 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,698
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not social, not relating to society.

Corpus desk

Index EN-asocial · asocial · English

asocial · rank #95,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,698
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asclepius

Nearest frequency peer: Asclepius (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “asocial”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “asocial” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for asocial
PropertyValue
Headwordasocial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/eɪˈsəʊʃəl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “asocial” in English

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).asocialfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Asclepius” (#95,697), “atomically” (#95,703), “atrazine” (#95,704). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “asocial” is #95,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asocial is uncommon English at frequency #95,698 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /eɪˈsəʊʃəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for asocial, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer. The correct English form is asocial, spelled A-S-O-C-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not social, not relating to society.
  2. 2
    Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.
  3. 3
    Antisocial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 1974, Raymond Williams, Television: Technology and Cultural Form, New York: Schocken Books, 1975, Chapter 5, pp. 127-128, All media operations are in effect desocialised […] . But it is then interesting that from this wholly unhistorical and asocial base McLuhan projects certain images of society […]
  2. Mrs Alphen, from her deck chair, would call at him brightly, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself, being so selfish and neglecting us ladies and all!” and she would gesture at the deck chair beside her, but he would only smile and scuttle away, realizing that he was asocial and a scoundrel.

Etymology

From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer.

This word in other languages

asocial(Español)

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 "asocial"?
"asocial" is spelled A-S-O-C-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /eɪˈsəʊʃəl/.
What does "asocial" mean?
As an adjective, "asocial" means: Not social, not relating to society.
How do you pronounce "asocial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asocial" is /eɪˈsəʊʃəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "asocial"?
From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer. 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 "asocial", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list