Assam

[ˈasam]

/[ˈasam]/ name

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The verdict

“Assam” is uncommon German (frequency #72,163 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,163
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indischer Bundesstaat im Nordosten Indiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-assam · Assam · German

Assam · rank #72,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,163
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arthurs

Nearest frequency peer: Arthurs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Assam“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Assam“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Assam
PropertyValue
HeadwordAssam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈasam]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Assam“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Assamfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arthurs“ (#72,162), „Atlanten“ (#72,164), „attestierte“ (#72,165). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Assam“ bei #72,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Assam is uncommon German at frequency #72,163 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈasam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "indischer Bundesstaat im Nordosten Indiens".

No misspelling variants are generated for Assam in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Assam, spelled A-S-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    indischer Bundesstaat im Nordosten Indiens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Assam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dispur ist die Hauptstadt von Assam.
  2. „Im Lauf weniger Jahre gründeten sich die ersten großen Teeplantagen in Assam.“

This word in other languages

Assam(English)Assam(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Assam"?
"Assam" is spelled A-S-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈasam].
What does "Assam" mean?
As a proper noun, "Assam" means: indischer Bundesstaat im Nordosten Indiens
How do you pronounce "Assam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Assam" is [ˈasam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Assam" come from?
"Assam" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Assam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arens#72,158Annes#72,148banda#72,191amine#72,133

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list