# asymmetric

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ · frequency rank #24,087

## Definitions
1. Not symmetric.
2. Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
3. Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.

## Etymology
From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).

## Easily confused with
- **asymmetry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asymmetric-vs-asymmetry)
- **asymmetrical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asymmetric-vs-asymmetrical)

## Common misspellings (14)
`asmymetric`, `assymmetric`, `asymemtric`, `asymetric`, `asymmertic`, `asymmetirc`, `asymmetrci`, `asymmetricc`, `asymmetrric`, `asymmettric`, `asymmteric`, `asyymmetric`, `aysmmetric`, `saymmetric`

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