Asimov

Name: Asimov, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Asimov” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,651
frequency rank, French: 424,905
“A” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Key facts for Asimov
Property	Value
Headword	Asimov
Language	French
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#41,651
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Asimov” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Asimov lands here:

#41,651

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Asimov, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,651 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Asimov, with forms such as "aismov", "asimmov", and "asimovv". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Asimov, spelled A-S-I-M-O-V.

Definition

1
Nom de famille.

This word in other languages

Asimov(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

aismov
asimmov
asimovv
asimvo
asiomv
asmiov
assimov
saimov

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Asimov - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Asimov"

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 "Asimov"?

"Asimov" is spelled A-S-I-M-O-V.

What does "Asimov" mean?

As a proper noun, "Asimov" means: Nom de famille.

What are common misspellings of "Asimov"?

Common misspellings include "aismov", "asimmov", "asimovv", "asimvo", "asiomv". The correct spelling is "Asimov".

What language does "Asimov" come from?

"Asimov" 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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Using “Asimov”

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

The one correct French spelling is A-S-I-M-O-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.