asple
\aspl\
The verdict
“asple” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dévidoir sur lequel on place les écheveaux pour les dévider.
Corpus desk
Index FR-asple · asple · French
asple · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asple |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \aspl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « asple » en français
Rare enough to double-check
asple is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \aspl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dévidoir sur lequel on place les écheveaux pour les dévider.".
Zero misspellings are on record for asple in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is asple, spelled A-S-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1Dévidoir sur lequel on place les écheveaux pour les dévider.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how asple appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut que non seulement que la soie vienne se mettre en écheveau sur le dévidoir nommé asple, mais qu'elle s'y distribue régulièrement ….
La fileuse file ordinairement 2 de ces bouts à la fois. Tirés à part d'abord, ils sont ensuite croisés entre eux un certain nombre de fois, et enfin écartés et enroulés séparément sur l'asple ou dévidoir du tour.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.