assets
/ˈæsɛts/noun
assets is spelled A-S-S-E-T-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, assets means “Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in assets?
| Letters | 6: A-S-S-E-T-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is assets?
Assets appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 assets?
- /ˈæsɛts/
Assets 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-assets.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of assets
- asset singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does assets mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
His assets are much greater than his liabilities.
- 2
The left side of a balance sheet.
The assets must equal liabilities, otherwise there is an error in your balance sheet.
- 3
Sufficient estate; property sufficient in the hands of an executor or heir to pay the debts or legacies of the testator or ancestor to satisfy claims against it.
- 4
Any goods or property properly available for the payment of a bankrupt's or a deceased person's obligations or debts.
- 5
slangvulgarPrivate parts; a woman's breasts or buttocks, or a man's genitalia.
- 6
plural of asset
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Assets in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any property or object of value that one possesses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | actif |
| German | Anlagegüter, Vermögenswerte, Vermögen |
| Portuguese | ativo, activo |
| Spanish | partida del activo |
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.
Where does assets come from?
From Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Originally singular, with the meaning "enough to meet liabilities"; later reanalyzed as a plural form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).