assignment

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The verdict

“assignment” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anweisung, Zuweisung

Corpus desk

Index DE-assignment · assignment · German

assignment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for assignment
PropertyValue
Headwordassignment
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „assignment“ im Deutschen

assignmentliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

assignment is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

assignment doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is assignment, spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anweisung, Zuweisung
  2. 2
    Bestimmung, Festsetzung
  3. 3
    Aufgabe, Arbeit, Auftrag, Posten, Stellung
  4. 4
    Abtretung, Zession

Synonyms

appointmentallotmentapportionmentassignationcessiondesignationspecificationfixingdeterminationofferofferingshowinggivingpresentationallegingadducing

This word in other languages

cession(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assignment"?
"assignment" is spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "assignment" mean?
As a noun, "assignment" means: Anweisung, Zuweisung
How do you pronounce "assignment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assignment" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assignment" come from?
"assignment" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list