assimilation

/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/

//əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən// noun

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"assimilation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“assimilation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,576
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-assimilation · assimilation · English

assimilation · rank #22,576 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,576
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH assertive

Nearest frequency peer: assertive (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “assimilation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “assimilation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for assimilation
PropertyValue
Headwordassimilation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#22,576
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “assimilation”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).assimilationlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “assertive” (#22,575), “augment” (#22,577), “Avalon” (#22,578). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “assimilation” is #22,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around assimilation (IPA /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,576 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for assimilation, with forms such as "asimilation", "asismilation", and "assiimlation". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion. The correct English form is assimilation, spelled A-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
  2. 2
    The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
  3. 3
    The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
  4. 4
    A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
  5. 5
    The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. --France swarms with Gracchus's and Publicolas, who by imaginary assimilations of acts, which a change of manners has rendered different, fancy themselves more than equal to their prototypes.
  2. His work generally is full of assimilations and quotations from art that is not Mexican, and he's said, "Nationalism has nothing to do with my work.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion.

Antonyms

dissimilation

This word in other languages

asimilación(Español)assimilation(Français)Angleichung(Deutsch)assimilação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asimilation
  • asismilation
  • assiimlation
  • assimialtion
  • assimilaiton
  • assimilasion
  • assimilatino
  • assimilationn
  • assimilatoin
  • assimilattion
  • assimillation
  • assimiltaion
  • assimliation
  • assimmilation
  • assmiilation
  • sasimilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assimilation - 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.

asimilation1asismilation2assiimlation2assimialtion2assimilaiton2assimilasion1assimilatino2assimilationn1
Edit distance from "assimilation"

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 "assimilation"?
"assimilation" is spelled A-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/.
What does "assimilation" mean?
As a noun, "assimilation" means: The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
What are common misspellings of "assimilation"?
Common misspellings include "asimilation", "asismilation", "assiimlation", "assimialtion", "assimilaiton". The correct spelling is "assimilation".
How do you pronounce "assimilation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assimilation" is /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/. 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 "assimilation"?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion. 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 "assimilation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Williamsburg#22,552unparalleled#22,537uncontrolled#22,535synchronized#22,520

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

aerodynamic16 variantsunsolicited16 variantscomplacent16 variantsdisclosing16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list