ASIC

\a.zik\

/\a.zik\/ noun

The verdict

“ASIC” is uncommon French (frequency #78,138 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,138
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Circuit logique, unique ou sur mesure, plus ou moins complexe permettant sur un minimum d'espace de traiter des informations et de délivrer un signal de commande vers un appareil utilisateur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-asic · ASIC · French

ASIC · rank #78,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,138
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspirons

Nearest frequency peer: aspirons (+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 « ASIC »

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 « ASIC » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ASIC
PropertyValue
HeadwordASIC
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.zik\
Letters4
Frequency rank#78,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ASIC » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ASICtombe 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: « aspirons » (#78,139), « artésien » (#78,136), « atchoum » (#78,140). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ASIC » est au #78,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ASIC is uncommon French at frequency #78,138 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.zik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Circuit logique, unique ou sur mesure, plus ou moins complexe permettant sur un minimum d'espace de traiter des informations et de délivrer un signal de commande vers un appareil utilisateur.".

ASIC doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ASIC, spelled A-S-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Circuit logique, unique ou sur mesure, plus ou moins complexe permettant sur un minimum d'espace de traiter des informations et de délivrer un signal de commande vers un appareil utilisateur.

Synonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ASIC"?
"ASIC" is spelled A-S-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \a.zik\.
What does "ASIC" mean?
As a noun, "ASIC" means: Circuit logique, unique ou sur mesure, plus ou moins complexe permettant sur un minimum d'espace de traiter des informations et de délivrer un signal de commande vers un appareil utilisateur.
How do you pronounce "ASIC"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ASIC" is \a.zik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ASIC" come from?
"ASIC" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list