aspa

\ˈaʃ.pɐ\

/\ˈaʃ.pɐ\/ noun

The verdict

“aspa” is uncommon French (frequency #74,566 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,566
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Croix de saint André.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aspa · aspa · French

aspa · rank #74,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,566
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH assermentation

Nearest frequency peer: assermentation (+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 « aspa »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aspa
PropertyValue
Headwordaspa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈaʃ.pɐ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#74,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aspa » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aspatombe 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: « assermentation » (#74,567), « arrêterez » (#74,564), « asseyons » (#74,568). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aspa » est au #74,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aspa is uncommon French at frequency #74,566 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈaʃ.pɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for aspa in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aspa, spelled A-S-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Croix de saint André.
  2. 2
    Deux madriers disposés diagonalement en croix pour consolider une construction.
  3. 3
    Sautoir.

Synonyms

cruz de santo andrésautor

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 "aspa"?
"aspa" is spelled A-S-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaʃ.pɐ\.
What does "aspa" mean?
As a noun, "aspa" means: Croix de saint André.
How do you pronounce "aspa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aspa" is \ˈaʃ.pɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aspa" come from?
"aspa" 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 "aspa", 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