asumir
[asuˈmiɾ]
The verdict
“asumir” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,612 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,612
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Atraer a sí, tomar para sí.
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 | asumir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [asuˈmiɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “asumir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for asumir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asuˈmiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,612 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for asumir, with forms such as "asmuir", "assumir", and "asuimr". 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. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "asumo", "asumirá", "asumiría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is asumir, spelled A-S-U-M-I-R.
Definition
- 1Atraer a sí, tomar para sí.
- 2Tomar o aceptar una responsabilidad o un cargo.
- 3Adoptar, tomar o adquirir cierta forma, casi siempre mayor a una anterior.
- 4Aceptar algo como cierto, tomar por verdadero, dar por sentado.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asmuir,assumir,asuimr,asumirr,asummir,asumri,ausmir,saumir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asumir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “asumir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-U-M-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [asuˈmiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “asumo” - see the side-by-side comparison. asumir vs asumo
- 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.