Is the S silent in asterisk?
This was a pronunciation error that I myself was totally unaware of until just a few years ago. For some reason, the little s sound is too difficult to pronounce, so it is simply omitted altogether. It is not a silent sound, however.
Which is correct Asterix or asterisk?
The main difference between Asterisk and Asterix is that the Asterisk is a typographical symbol or glyph and Asterix is a series of French comic books. An asterisk (*); from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, “little star”) is a typographical symbol or glyph.