Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aspie

/ˈæspi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: as-pie
IPA: /ˈæspi/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.

Dated; Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of aspie.

Example Sentences

"Occasionally, my Aspie traits are recognised by people who don't know that I have the condition."
"For example, I'm a 33 year-old Aspie and Aspergers wasn't even known about when I was at school. They're getting better at spotting Aspie kids now, but adults who are doing really well and achieving lots aren't anywhere in the statistics because no-one has spotted them."

Etymology

Etymology tree German Asperg Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er German Aspergerbor. English Asp(erger) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English aspie From Asp(erger) + -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

aspies (plural)

Derived Forms

Aspiedom Aspieish Aspieness

Frequently Paired Words

autie

Synonyms

Aspergerian Aspergian Aspergic sperg

Homonyms

aspy

Rhymes With

grass pea raspy legazpi gaspy paspy asspie arimaspi

Questions

How do you pronounce aspie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæspi/.
What does aspie mean?: An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
Where does aspie come from?: Etymology tree German Asperg Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er German Aspergerbor. English Asp(erger) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English aspie From Asp(erger) + -ie.

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