# assessor

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈsɛsə/ · frequency rank #33,519

## Definitions
1. One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
2. A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
3. A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.
4. One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
5. An official responsible for student welfare.
6. A member of an executive body in Italian local government.

## Etymology
From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur.

## Easily confused with
- **assess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assess-vs-assessor)
- **assessed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assessed-vs-assessor)
- **assesses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assesses-vs-assessor)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asessor`, `asesssor`, `assesor`, `assesosr`, `assessorr`, `assessro`, `asssesor`, `sasessor`

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