assassination

Name: assassination, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

//əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“assassination” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,283
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assassination · assassination · English

assassination · rank #9,283 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,283
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH archbishop

Nearest frequency peer: archbishop (-1 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.

addicted

90,722
apollo

90,720
archbishop

90,719
assassinati…

90,718
athletics

90,717
bats

90,715

What this shows “assassination” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for assassination
Property	Value
Headword	assassination
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#9,283
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “assassination”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).assassinationlands here:

#9,283

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “archbishop” (#9,282), “athletics” (#9,284), “apollo” (#9,281). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “assassination” is #9,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around assassination (IPA /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,283 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for assassination, with forms such as "asassination", "asasssination", and "assasination". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From assassinate + -ion. The correct English form is assassination, spelled A-S-S-A-S-S-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The assassination of the king occurred at night.
But side by side with it was a baser conspiracy, among the more unprincipled and desperate friends of James, for the assassination of the King.

Etymology

From assassinate + -ion.

This word in other languages

asesinato(Español)assassinat(Français)Ermordung(Deutsch)assassinato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

asassination
asasssination
assasination
assasisnation
assassiantion
assassinaiton
assassinasion
assassinatino
assassinationn
assassinatoin
assassinattion
assassinnation
assassintaion
assassniation
asssasination
sasassination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assassination - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "assassination"

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 "assassination"?

"assassination" is spelled A-S-S-A-S-S-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.

What does "assassination" mean?

As a noun, "assassination" means: The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

What are common misspellings of "assassination"?

Common misspellings include "asassination", "asasssination", "assasination", "assasisnation", "assassiantion". The correct spelling is "assassination".

How do you pronounce "assassination"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assassination" is /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "assassination"?

From assassinate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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