sashimi
/səˈʃiːmi/
"sashimi" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sashimi” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,755
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sashimi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈʃiːmi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #46,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sashimi” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around sashimi (IPA /səˈʃiːmi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,755 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sashimi, with forms such as "asshimi", "sahsimi", and "sashhimi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, literally “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”, from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced). The correct English form is sashimi, spelled S-A-S-H-I-M-I.
Definition
- 1A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
- 2A thin slice or piece of raw fish or meat.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, literally “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”, from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asshimi
- sahsimi
- sashhimi
- sashiim
- sashimmi
- sashmii
- sasihmi
- sasshimi
- ssahimi
- ssashimi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sashimi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “sashimi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-A-S-H-I-M-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səˈʃiːmi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.