assort
/əˈsɔːt/
"assort" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“assort” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
Corpus desk
Index EN-assort · assort · English
assort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assort |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /əˈsɔːt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “assort” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
assort is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈsɔːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
assort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Middle French assortir. The correct English form is assort, spelled A-S-S-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
- 2To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.
- 3To be associated with; to consort with.
- 4To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how assort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate.
She wore a peruke of very fair golden hair; and herein was shown the lurking spirit of female vanity: her own tresses had been very beautiful; in some whim she had had them shaven off, but the colour of the peruke had been most assiduously assorted to them.
Etymology
Middle French assortir.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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