aspic
\as.pik\
The verdict
“aspic” is an uncommon French word, ranked #67,289 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #67,289
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Serpent, proche du naja ou du cobra, répandu dans toute l’Afrique et très venimeux, l’aspic de Cléopâtre ou cobra égyptien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aspic |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \as.pik\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #67,289 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aspic” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aspic is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \as.pik\. Corpus data places it at rank #67,289 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aspic, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aspic, spelled A-S-P-I-C.
Definition
- 1Serpent, proche du naja ou du cobra, répandu dans toute l’Afrique et très venimeux, l’aspic de Cléopâtre ou cobra égyptien.
- 2Vipère d’Europe de l'ouest, la vipère aspic.
- 3Personne très médisante. Grâce à leur venin, ces serpents ont toujours symbolisé la calomnie. L’aspic des voleurs n’est que la vipère des honnêtes gens.
- 4Un avare.
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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.
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Using “aspic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-S-P-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \as.pik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.