asumir

/[asuˈmiɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,612

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

asumir is aSpanishverb. It means: Atraer a sí, tomar para sí. Pronounced [asuˈmiɾ]. It ranks #3,612 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with asumo and asumirá.

Key facts for asumir
PropertyValue
Headwordasumir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[asuˈmiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,612
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of asumir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for asumir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for asumir, with forms such as "asmuir", "assumir", and "asuimr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is asumir, spelled A-S-U-M-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atraer a sí, tomar para sí.
  2. 2
    Tomar o aceptar una responsabilidad o un cargo.
  3. 3
    Adoptar, tomar o adquirir cierta forma, casi siempre mayor a una anterior.
  4. 4
    Aceptar algo como cierto, tomar por verdadero, dar por sentado.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asmuir,assumir,asuimr,asumirr,asummir,asumri,ausmir,saumir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for asumir

Misspelling Variants of "asumir"

asmuir6assumir7asuimr6asumirr7asummir7asumri6ausmir6saumir6
Misspelling Variants of "asumir"

Frequency rank: #3,612 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asumir"?
"asumir" is spelled A-S-U-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [asuˈmiɾ].
What does "asumir" mean?
As a verb, "asumir" means: Atraer a sí, tomar para sí.
What words are commonly confused with "asumir"?
"asumir" is commonly confused with "asumo", "asumirá", "asumiría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asumir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asumir" is [asuˈmiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asumir" come from?
"asumir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.