assessment
/əˈsɛsmənt/
"assessment" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“assessment” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,207 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,207
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assessment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈsɛsmənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,207 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “assessment” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for assessment is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈsɛsmənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,207 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
- 2An appraisal or evaluation.
Etymology
From assess + -ment.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “assessment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈsɛsmənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.