Asperger's
"asperger-s" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Asperger's” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #37,325 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #37,325
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ellipsis of Asperger's syndrome.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Asperger's |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Asperger's” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Asperger's is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #37,325 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ellipsis of Asperger's syndrome.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Asperger's, with forms such as "apserger's", "aseprger's", and "aspegrer's". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Asperger's, spelled A-S-P-E-R-G-E-R-'-S.
Definition
- 1Ellipsis of Asperger's syndrome.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apserger's,aseprger's,aspegrer's,asperegr's,asperge'rs,asperger'ss,aspergerr's,aspergers',aspergger's,aspergre's,asperrger's,aspperger's,aspreger's,assperger's,saperger's
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Asperger's - 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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Using “Asperger's”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-P-E-R-G-E-R-'-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.