asymmetry
/eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/noun
asymmetry is spelled A-S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, asymmetry means “An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of asymmetry is asymmetries.
How many letters and syllables are in asymmetry?
| Letters | 9: A-S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is asymmetry?
Asymmetry appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 asymmetry?
- US /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/
- Australia /æɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/
Asymmetry has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-asymmetry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with asymmetry?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as asymmetry from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmɪtɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of asymmetry
- asymmetries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does asymmetry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
- 2
The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Asymmetry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of symmetry or proportion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | asymétrie |
| German | Asymmetrie |
| Portuguese | assimetria |
| Spanish | asimetría |
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 asymmetry come from?
From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).