# asymmetry

> English word · Noun · IPA /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ · frequency rank #33,520

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`asmymetry`, `assymmetry`, `asymemtry`, `asymetry`, `asymmerty`, `asymmetrry`, `asymmetryy`, `asymmettry`, `asymmetyr`, `asymmtery`, `asyymmetry`, `aysmmetry`, `saymmetry`

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