assuagement
/əˈsweɪd͡ʒmənt/
"assuagement" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“assuagement” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The action of assuaging; appeasement.
Corpus desk
Index EN-assuagement · assuagement · English
assuagement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | assuagement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈsweɪd͡ʒmənt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “assuagement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
assuagement is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈsweɪd͡ʒmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for assuagement in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From assuage + -ment. The correct English form is assuagement, spelled A-S-S-U-A-G-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The action of assuaging; appeasement.
- 2The condition of being assuaged.
- 3An assuaging medicine or application.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how assuagement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He many woordes of comfort ſpake her feare away too chace. / But nought hee could perſwade therein too make her like the cace. / This laſt aſſwagement of her greef he added in the end, / Which was the onely thing that made her loving hart too bend.
[T]he aſſwagement of his [a wise man's] diſcontent conſiſts in two things, formerly preſcribed as remedies againſt corporeall pain; viz. Diverſion of his thoughts from his loſſe, or the cause of it; and an application of them to thoſe things, which he knowes to be gratefull and pleaſant to his mind.
Etymology
From assuage + -ment.
Synonyms
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.