assignation
/æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/
"assignation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“assignation” is uncommon English (frequency #87,036 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,036
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-assignation · assignation · English
assignation · rank #87,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,036
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Arvid
Nearest frequency peer: Arvid (-3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “assignation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Arcos
Arcos
12,973 corpus weight
- arris
arris
12,969 corpus weight
- Arvid
Arvid
12,968 corpus weight
- assignation
assignation
12,965 corpus weight
- attenuator
attenuator
12,960 corpus weight
- auric
auric
12,958 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “assignation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assignation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #87,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “assignation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
assignation is uncommon English at frequency #87,036 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for assignation, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English assignacioun, from Old French assignacion, from Latin assīgnātiō. The correct English form is assignation, spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature.
- 2The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
- 3A making over by transfer of title; assignment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how assignation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.
As soon as Mr. Barville saw me, he got up, with a visible air of pleasure and surprize, and saluting me, asked Mrs. Cole if it was possible that so fine and delicate a creature would voluntarily submit to such sufferings and rigours as were the subject of his assignation.
Etymology
From Middle English assignacioun, from Old French assignacion, from Latin assīgnātiō.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).