ASCII

[aˈsii]

/[aˈsii]/ abbrev

The verdict

“ASCII” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,828 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,828
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Código de caracteres basado en el alfabeto latino tal como se usa en inglés moderno y en otras lenguas occidentales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ascii · ASCII · Spanish

ASCII · rank #62,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,828
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asimétricas

Nearest frequency peer: asimétricas (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ASCII”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ASCII” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ASCII
PropertyValue
HeadwordASCII
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[aˈsii]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ASCII” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ASCIIcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “asimétricas” (#62,829), “Asin” (#62,830), “assessment” (#62,831). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ASCII” va en #62,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ASCII is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,828 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [aˈsii]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Código de caracteres basado en el alfabeto latino tal como se usa en inglés moderno y en otras lenguas occidentales.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ASCII in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ASCII, spelled A-S-C-I-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Código de caracteres basado en el alfabeto latino tal como se usa en inglés moderno y en otras lenguas occidentales.

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ASCII"?
"ASCII" is spelled A-S-C-I-I. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsii].
What does "ASCII" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ASCII" means: Código de caracteres basado en el alfabeto latino tal como se usa en inglés moderno y en otras lenguas occidentales.
How do you pronounce "ASCII"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ASCII" is [aˈsii]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ASCII" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ASCII", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list