assembly

/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/

//əˈsɛmb.lɪ// noun

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

The verdict

“assembly” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,425
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assembly · assembly · English

assembly · rank #2,425 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,425
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH alcohol

Nearest frequency peer: alcohol (-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 “assembly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “assembly” 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).

assembly vs assemble
88% similar
assembly vs assembled
78% similar
assembly vs assembler
78% similar

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

Key facts for assembly
PropertyValue
Headwordassembly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,425
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “assembly”

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).assemblylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “alcohol” (#2,424), “breakfast” (#2,426), “wave” (#2,423). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “assembly” is #2,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around assembly (IPA /əˈsɛmb.lɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,425 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for assembly, with forms such as "asembly", "asesmbly", and "assebmly". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "assemble", "assembled", "assembler", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y. The correct English form is assembly, spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
  2. 2
    The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
  3. 3
    A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
  4. 4
    A legislative body.
  5. 5
    A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
  6. 6
    Ellipsis of assembly language.
  7. 7
    A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly.
  2. Sheets of water poured over the car, making visibility all but nil. Suddenly the windshield wiper, not just the blade but the entire assembly, blew off.

Etymology

From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y.

Synonyms

churchforegathering

This word in other languages

montaje(Español)groupe(Français)Baugruppe(Deutsch)produto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asembly
  • asesmbly
  • assebmly
  • assembbly
  • assemblly
  • assemblyy
  • assembyl
  • assemlby
  • assemmbly
  • assmebly
  • sasembly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assembly - 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.

asembly1asesmbly2assebmly2assembbly1assemblly1assemblyy1assembyl2assemlby2
Edit distance from "assembly"

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 "assembly"?
"assembly" is spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈsɛmb.lɪ/.
What does "assembly" mean?
As a noun, "assembly" means: A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
What words are commonly confused with "assembly"?
"assembly" is commonly confused with "assemble", "assembled", "assembler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assembly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assembly" is /əˈsɛmb.lɪ/. 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 "assembly"?
From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y. 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 "assembly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

carrying#2,430Virginia#2,419vehicles#2,418customer#2,434

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

capable11 variantsessential11 variantsstruggle11 variantsfamiliar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list