asin

\a.zɛ̃\

/\a.zɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“asin” is uncommon French (frequency #83,604 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,604
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-asin · asin · French

asin · rank #83,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,604
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH assourdissante

Nearest frequency peer: assourdissante (+2 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 « asin »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for asin
PropertyValue
Headwordasin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.zɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#83,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « asin » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).asintombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « assourdissante » (#83,606), « Arnal » (#83,601), « assurèrent » (#83,607). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « asin » est au #83,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asin is uncommon French at frequency #83,604 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.zɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux ânes.".

Zero misspellings are on record for asin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 asin, spelled A-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux ânes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how asin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le stud-book est divisé en deux volumes : celui des ânes et celui des ânons. Un groupe de travail procède actuellement à un inventaire de l’effectif asin en Belgique.
  2. Le Baudet du Poitou est issu d’une très ancienne sélection effectuée dans l’espèce asine (ânes communs) grâce à des générations d’éleveurs.

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 "asin"?
"asin" is spelled A-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.zɛ̃\.
What does "asin" mean?
As an adjective, "asin" means: Relatif aux ânes.
How do you pronounce "asin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asin" is \a.zɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asin" come from?
"asin" 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 "asin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

arbi#83,596AELE#83,560bira#83,652ôtée#83,541

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list