assessment

/əˈsɛsmənt/

//əˈsɛsmənt// noun

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

The verdict

“assessment” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,207
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assessment · assessment · English

assessment · rank #3,207 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,207
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH argue

Nearest frequency peer: argue (-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 “assessment”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “assessment” 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
Key facts for assessment
PropertyValue
Headwordassessment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈsɛsmənt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,207
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “assessment”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).assessmentlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “argue” (#3,206), “atmosphere” (#3,208), “adventure” (#3,205). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “assessment” is #3,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around assessment (IPA /əˈsɛsmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,207 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for assessment, with forms such as "asessment", "asesssment", and "assesment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From assess + -ment. The correct English form is assessment, spelled A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
  2. 2
    An appraisal or evaluation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. For every item taken into consideration, the question of its status in terms of history has to be raised; if a word can safely be taken to have been borrowed, it will require an assessment different from that appropriate for a native lexeme.
  2. […] without a stemmatic approach, when this method allows clear results (and there are definitely cases where it does), it is simply impossible to provide any sound assessment of the value of the individual witnesses.

Etymology

From assess + -ment.

This word in other languages

evaluación(Español)évaluation(Français)Bewertung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asessment
  • asesssment
  • assesment
  • assesmsent
  • assessemnt
  • assessmennt
  • assessmentt
  • assessmetn
  • assessmment
  • assessmnet
  • asssesment
  • sasessment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assessment - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asessment1asesssment2assesment1assesmsent2assessemnt2assessmennt1assessmentt1assessmetn2
Edit distance from "assessment"

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 "assessment"?
"assessment" is spelled A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈsɛsmənt/.
What does "assessment" mean?
As a noun, "assessment" means: The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
What are common misspellings of "assessment"?
Common misspellings include "asessment", "asesssment", "assesment", "assesmsent", "assessemnt". The correct spelling is "assessment".
How do you pronounce "assessment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assessment" is /əˈsɛsmənt/. 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 "assessment"?
From assess + -ment. 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 "assessment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

atmosphere#3,208situations#3,196reputation#3,193membership#3,182

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

carefully12 variantsshortly12 variantsprovince12 variantsproposal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list