Assamese

adj

"assamese" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Assamese” is uncommon English (frequency #68,830 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,830
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, from or relating to the northeast-Indian state of Assam, or the region for which it is named.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assamese · Assamese · English

Assamese · rank #68,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH asymptotically

Nearest frequency peer: asymptotically (+3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Assamese”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Assamese” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Assamese
PropertyValue
HeadwordAssamese
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Assamese” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Assamesefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “asymptotically” (#68,833), “anoxic” (#68,825), “anodized” (#68,824). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Assamese” is #68,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Assamese is uncommon English at frequency #68,830 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Assamese in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Assam + -ese. The correct English form is Assamese, spelled A-S-S-A-M-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to the northeast-Indian state of Assam, or the region for which it is named.
  2. 2
    In or relating to its majority people's Indo-Aryan language.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Only three in five Assamese (citizens of Assam) are linguistic Assamese.

Etymology

From Assam + -ese.

This word in other languages

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Assamese"?
"Assamese" is spelled A-S-S-A-M-E-S-E.
What does "Assamese" mean?
As an adjective, "Assamese" means: Of, from or relating to the northeast-Indian state of Assam, or the region for which it is named.
What is the origin of the word "Assamese"?
From Assam + -ese. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list