aspect
as·pect/ˈæspɛkt/noun, verb
aspect is spelled A-S-P-E-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (as·pect). It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aspect means “Any specific feature, part, or element of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aspect is aspects.
How many letters and syllables are in aspect?
| Letters | 6: A-S-P-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: as·pect |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,558th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aspect?
Aspect appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th 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 aspect?
- /ˈæspɛkt/
Aspect has 2 syllables, split as·pect in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-aspect.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aspect
- aspects plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- aspecting participle, present
- aspected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aspect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
Japan's aging population is an important aspect of its economy.
- 2
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
The stone has a greenish aspect in this light.
- 3
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
in certain aspects [ = in certain respects]
- 4
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
- 5
One's appearance or expression.
- 6
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south.
- 7
Prospect; outlook.
- 8
A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
verb
- 1
To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
- 2
To channel a divine being.
- 3
obsoleteTo look at.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate aspect?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of aspect: TAM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aspect in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aspeto, aspecto |
| Spanish | aspecto |
| French | aspect |
| German | Aspekt , Aktionsart , Signalbegriff |
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 aspect come from?
From Middle English aspect, from Latin aspectus (“look, sight; appearance”), from aspiciō (“see; catch sight of; inspect”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + speciō (“look, look at, behold; observe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).