awsome

adj

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"awsome" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“awsome” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,789 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#52,789
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Archaic form of awesome.

Key facts for awsome
PropertyValue
Headwordawsome
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,789
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “awsome” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). awsome lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for awsome is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #52,789 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for awsome in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is awsome, spelled A-W-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Archaic form of awesome.
  2. 2
    Misspelling of awesome.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "awsome"?
"awsome" is spelled A-W-S-O-M-E.
What does "awsome" mean?
As an adjective, "awsome" means: Archaic form of awesome.
What language does "awsome" come from?
"awsome" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “awsome”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-W-S-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list