assignment

/əˈsaɪn.mənt/

//əˈsaɪn.mənt// noun

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

The verdict

“assignment” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,291
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assignment · assignment · English

assignment · rank #5,291 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,291
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH animation

Nearest frequency peer: animation (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “assignment”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “assignment” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

assignment vs alignment
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for assignment
PropertyValue
Headwordassignment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈsaɪn.mənt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,291
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “assignment” sits in English frequency

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “animation” (#5,290), “balanced” (#5,292), “advisory” (#5,289). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around assignment (IPA /əˈsaɪn.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,291 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for assignment, with forms such as "asignment", "asisgnment", and "assginment". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "alignment", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment. The correct English form is assignment, spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
  2. 2
    The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
  3. 3
    The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
  4. 4
    An assigned task.
  5. 5
    A position to which someone is assigned.
  6. 6
    A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
  7. 7
    A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
  8. 8
    A document that effects this transfer.
  9. 9
    An operation that assigns a value to a variable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
  2. We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.

Etymology

From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.

This word in other languages

asignación(Español)affectation(Français)Übertragung(Deutsch)designação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asignment
  • asisgnment
  • assginment
  • assiggnment
  • assigmnent
  • assignemnt
  • assignmennt
  • assignmentt
  • assignmetn
  • assignmment
  • assignmnet
  • assignnment
  • assingment
  • sasignment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assignment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asignment1asisgnment2assginment2assiggnment1assigmnent2assignemnt2assignmennt1assignmentt1
Edit distance from "assignment"

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 "assignment"?
"assignment" is spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈsaɪn.mənt/.
What does "assignment" mean?
As a noun, "assignment" means: The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
What words are commonly confused with "assignment"?
"assignment" is commonly confused with "alignment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assignment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assignment" is /əˈsaɪn.mənt/. 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 "assignment"?
From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -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 "assignment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,291 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list