askenazí

[askenaˈsi]

/[askenaˈsi]/ adj

The verdict

“askenazí” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a la comunidad judía que proviene de los grupos que se asentaron en Renania a partir del siglo IX, y en el este de Europa en los siglos subsiguientes. Es una de las dos grandes...

Key facts for askenazí
PropertyValue
Headwordaskenazí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[askenaˈsi]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “askenazí” sits in Spanish frequency

askenazí falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for askenazí is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [askenaˈsi]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Propio de o relativo a la comunidad judía que proviene de los grupos que se asentaron en Renania a partir del siglo IX, y en el este de Europa en los siglos subsiguientes. Es una de las dos grandes...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for askenazí, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is askenazí, spelled A-S-K-E-N-A-Z-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de o relativo a la comunidad judía que proviene de los grupos que se asentaron en Renania a partir del siglo IX, y en el este de Europa en los siglos subsiguientes. Es una de las dos grandes comunidades étnicas dentro del judaísmo, junto con la sefardí.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "askenazí"?
"askenazí" is spelled A-S-K-E-N-A-Z-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [askenaˈsi].
What does "askenazí" mean?
As an adjective, "askenazí" means: Propio de o relativo a la comunidad judía que proviene de los grupos que se asentaron en Renania a partir del siglo IX, y en el este de Europa en los siglos subsiguientes. Es una de las dos grandes...
How do you pronounce "askenazí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "askenazí" is [askenaˈsi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "askenazí" come from?
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Using “askenazí”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-K-E-N-A-Z-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [askenaˈsi] (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.

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

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