asperger

\as.pɛʁ.ʒe\

/\as.pɛʁ.ʒe\/ verb

The verdict

“asperger” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,865
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeter çà et là des gouttes d’eau ou d’un autre liquide sur quelqu’un ou sur quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-asperger · asperger · French

asperger · rank #24,865 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,865
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH around

Nearest frequency peer: around (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « asperger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « asperger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

asperger vs aspirer
75% similar
asperger vs asperges
88% similar
asperger vs asperge
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for asperger
PropertyValue
Headwordasperger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\as.pɛʁ.ʒe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,865
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « asperger »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aspergerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « around » (#24,864), « assouvir » (#24,866), « arf » (#24,862). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « asperger » est au #24,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around asperger (IPA \as.pɛʁ.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,865 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for asperger, with forms such as "apserger", "aseprger", and "aspegrer". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aspirer", "asperges", "asperge", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is asperger, spelled A-S-P-E-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeter çà et là des gouttes d’eau ou d’un autre liquide sur quelqu’un ou sur quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Projeter, pulvériser un liquide en fines gouttelettes.
  3. 3
    Projeter des gouttes de liquide avec un rameau ou un goupillon, lors d’un rite liturgique.
  4. 4
    Se mouiller.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faudra asperger le sol avant de passer le coup de balais. Ça fera moins de poussière.
  2. Face à la vague de chaleur qui terrasse l’Argentine depuis près de deux semaines, une école de Rosario (nord) autorise les enfants à venir en maillot de bain pour pouvoir les asperger à la récréation.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apserger
  • aseprger
  • aspegrer
  • asperegr
  • aspergerr
  • aspergger
  • aspergre
  • asperrger
  • aspperger
  • aspreger
  • assperger
  • saperger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asperger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apserger2aseprger2aspegrer2asperegr2aspergerr1aspergger1aspergre2asperrger1
Edit distance from "asperger"

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 "asperger"?
"asperger" is spelled A-S-P-E-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \as.pɛʁ.ʒe\.
What does "asperger" mean?
As a verb, "asperger" means: Jeter çà et là des gouttes d’eau ou d’un autre liquide sur quelqu’un ou sur quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "asperger"?
"asperger" is commonly confused with "aspirer", "asperges", "asperge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asperger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asperger" is \as.pɛʁ.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asperger" come from?
"asperger" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list