assemble
as·sem·ble/əˈsɛm.bəl/verb
assemble is spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (as·sem·ble). It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, assemble means “To put together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in assemble?
| Letters | 8: A-S-S-E-M-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: as·sem·ble |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is assemble?
Assemble appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce assemble?
- /əˈsɛm.bəl/
Assemble has 3 syllables, split as·sem·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-assemble.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of assemble
- assembles present, singular, he/she/it
- assembling participle, present
- assembled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does assemble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put together.
He assembled the model ship.
- 2
To gather as a group.
The parents assembled in the school hall.
- 3
To translate from assembly language to machine code.
noun
- 1
A jump that takes off from one foot and lands on both feet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate assemble?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of assemble: LAP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Assemble in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | assembler, rassembler, monter , se rassembler, s'assembler, se réunir |
| German | zusammensetzen, versammeln , sich versammeln, zusammenkommen |
| Portuguese | montar, juntar , reunir-se, juntar-se |
| Spanish | ensamblar, montar, armar , juntar, asemblar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does assemble come from?
From Middle English assemblen, from Old French assembler (“to assemble”), from Medieval Latin assimulāre (“to bring together”
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).