# Assad

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /æˈsɑːd/ · frequency rank #12,365

## Definitions
1. An Arab surname, notably borne by Syrian presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad.

## Etymology
From Arabic الأسد (al-ʔasad, literally “the lion”).

## Easily confused with
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assad-vs-asta)
- **asset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assad-vs-asset)
- **asses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assad-vs-asses)
- **Assam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assad-vs-assam)
- **assay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assad-vs-assay)
- **assed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assad-vs-assed)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ass-vs-assad)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asa-vs-assad)
- **ASD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asd-vs-assad)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asia-vs-assad)
- **ASAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asap-vs-assad)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asha-vs-assad)
- **Asad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asad-vs-assad)
- **asked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asked-vs-assad)
- **ahead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahead-vs-assad)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asian-vs-assad)
- **Ahmad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmad-vs-assad)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asean-vs-assad)
- **arsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arsed-vs-assad)
- **Aslan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aslan-vs-assad)

## Common misspellings (4)
`asasd`, `assadd`, `assda`, `sasad`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/assad