# assembler

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈsɛmb(ə)lɚ/ · frequency rank #42,006

## Definitions
1. A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
2. Assembly language.
3. One who assembles items.
4. A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.

## Etymology
From assemble + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **assembly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assembler-vs-assembly)
- **assemble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assemble-vs-assembler)
- **assembled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assembled-vs-assembler)

## Common misspellings (12)
`asembler`, `asesmbler`, `assebmler`, `assembbler`, `assembelr`, `assemblerr`, `assembller`, `assemblre`, `assemlber`, `assemmbler`, `assmebler`, `sasembler`

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