asco

\ˈas.ko\

/\ˈas.ko\/ noun

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The verdict

“asco” is uncommon French (frequency #72,926 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,926
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nausée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-asco · asco · French

asco · rank #72,926 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,926
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ashleigh

Nearest frequency peer: Ashleigh (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « asco »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « asco » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for asco
PropertyValue
Headwordasco
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈas.ko\
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,926
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « asco » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ascotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Ashleigh » (#72,927), « arlo » (#72,923), « asymptomatique » (#72,929). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « asco » est au #72,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asco is uncommon French at frequency #72,926 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈas.ko\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

asco has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is asco, spelled A-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nausée.
  2. 2
    Dégout.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asco"?
"asco" is spelled A-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈas.ko\.
What does "asco" mean?
As a noun, "asco" means: Nausée.
How do you pronounce "asco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asco" is \ˈas.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asco" come from?
"asco" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arlo#72,923aras#72,920aver#72,935anar#72,908

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list