asimila
[asiˈmila]
The verdict
“asimila” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #46,341 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #46,341
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asimilar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asimila |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [asiˈmila] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #46,341 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “asimila” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for asimila is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asiˈmila]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,341 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for asimila, with forms such as "acimila", "aismila", and "asiimla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "asumía", "asumida", "asumirá", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is asimila, spelled A-S-I-M-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asimilar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de asimilar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acimila,aismila,asiimla,asimial,asimilla,asimlia,asimmila,asmiila,assimila,saimila
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asimila - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “asimila”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-I-M-I-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [asiˈmila] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “asumía” - see the side-by-side comparison. asimila vs asumía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.