assonance
/ˈæsənəns/noun
assonance is spelled A-S-S-O-N-A-N-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, assonance means “The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of assonance is assonances.
How many letters and syllables are in assonance?
| Letters | 9: A-S-S-O-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is assonance?
Assonance appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 assonance?
- US /ˈæsənəns/
- /ˈɛsɘnɘns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-assonance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of assonance
- assonances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does assonance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Assonance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds:
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 assonance come from?
From French assonance, from Latin assonāre; by surface analysis, a- + son- + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).