# aspire

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,572

## Definitions
1. To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
2. To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
3. To move upward; to be very tall.

## Etymology
From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).

## Easily confused with
- **assure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aspire-vs-assure)
- **attire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aspire-vs-attire)
- **aspirin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aspire-vs-aspirin)
- **aside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aside-vs-aspire)
- **admire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admire-vs-aspire)
- **alpine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alpine-vs-aspire)
- **ashore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashore-vs-aspire)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apsire`, `asipre`, `aspier`, `aspirre`, `asppire`, `asprie`, `asspire`, `sapire`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aspire