ASCII

abbrev

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The verdict

“ASCII” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,091 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,091
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - código padrão para representação em bytes de letras, números, símbolos e outros caracteres de pontuação nos computadores

Key facts for ASCII
PropertyValue
HeadwordASCII
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,091
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ASCII” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ASCII lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ASCII is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,091 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "código padrão para representação em bytes de letras, números, símbolos e outros caracteres de pontuação nos computadores".

ASCII has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is ASCII, spelled A-S-C-I-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    código padrão para representação em bytes de letras, números, símbolos e outros caracteres de pontuação nos computadores

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ASCII"?
"ASCII" is spelled A-S-C-I-I.
What does "ASCII" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ASCII" means: código padrão para representação em bytes de letras, números, símbolos e outros caracteres de pontuação nos computadores
What language does "ASCII" come from?
"ASCII" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ASCII”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-C-I-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list