assess
/əˈsɛs/verb
assess is spelled A-S-S-E-S-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, assess means “To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in assess?
| Letters | 6: A-S-S-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,347th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is assess?
Assess appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th 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 assess?
- US /əˈsɛs/
- Australia /əˈses/
Assess has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-assess.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with assess?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as assess from its last stressed vowel (/ɛs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of assess
- assesses present, singular, he/she/it
- assessing participle, present
- assessed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does assess mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
He assessed the situation.
- 2
To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.
The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game.
- 3
To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.
Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Assess in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | estimer, évaluer , infliger |
| German | schätzen, bewerten, einschätzen, beurteilen , erheben, auferlegen |
| Portuguese | estimar, avaliar |
| Spanish | evaluar, estimar, expertizar , determinar , gravar, imponer |
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.