assemblage

/əˈsɛmblɪd͡ʒ/

//əˈsɛmblɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"assemblage" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“assemblage” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,067
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of assembling or bringing together.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assemblage · assemblage · English

assemblage · rank #31,067 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,067
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ASTM

Nearest frequency peer: ASTM (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “assemblage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

assemblage vs assemble
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for assemblage
PropertyValue
Headwordassemblage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈsɛmblɪd͡ʒ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,067
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “assemblage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).assemblagelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “ASTM” (#31,068), “Armitage” (#31,065), “Astor” (#31,069). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “assemblage” is #31,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around assemblage (IPA /əˈsɛmblɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,067 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for assemblage, with forms such as "asemblage", "asesmblage", and "assebmlage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "assemble", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French assemblage. By surface analysis, assemble + -age. The correct English form is assemblage, spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of assembling or bringing together.
  2. 2
    A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
  3. 3
    A gathering of people.
  4. 4
    A group of different artifacts found in association with one another.
  5. 5
    A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. the assemblage of words and recordings
  2. The tomb contained percussion, string and wind instruments in a remarkable state of preservation, including the largest assemblage of Bronze Age bells ever recovered. Discovered in 1977, near the city of Suizhou in Hubei Province in central China, the tomb, from the fifth century B.C., has long been considered "one of the most significant archeological di…

Etymology

Borrowed from French assemblage. By surface analysis, assemble + -age.

This word in other languages

assemblage(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asemblage
  • asesmblage
  • assebmlage
  • assembalge
  • assembblage
  • assemblaeg
  • assemblagge
  • assemblgae
  • assembllage
  • assemlbage
  • assemmblage
  • assmeblage
  • sasemblage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assemblage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asemblage1asesmblage2assebmlage2assembalge2assembblage1assemblaeg2assemblagge1assemblgae2
Edit distance from "assemblage"

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 "assemblage"?
"assemblage" is spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈsɛmblɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "assemblage" mean?
As a noun, "assemblage" means: The process of assembling or bringing together.
What words are commonly confused with "assemblage"?
"assemblage" is commonly confused with "assemble". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assemblage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assemblage" is /əˈsɛmblɪd͡ʒ/. 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 "assemblage"?
Borrowed from French assemblage. By surface analysis, assemble + -age. 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 "assemblage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barrington#31,075testicular#31,002depository#31,134diagonally#31,136

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

astounded13 variantsAustrians13 variantsbirthing13 variantsAlbright13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list