assembly

\ə.ˈsɛm.bli\

/\ə.ˈsɛm.bli\/ noun

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The verdict

“assembly” is uncommon French (frequency #56,424 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,424
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assemblage, mécanisme composé de plusieurs pièces, montage, voire accolement ou accouplement d'objets.

Key facts for assembly
PropertyValue
Headwordassembly
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ə.ˈsɛm.bli\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “assembly” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). assembly lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

assembly is uncommon French at frequency #56,424 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ə.ˈsɛm.bli\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

assembly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is assembly, spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assemblage, mécanisme composé de plusieurs pièces, montage, voire accolement ou accouplement d'objets.
  2. 2
    Rassemblement, réunion, accumulation de personnes.
  3. 3
    Assemblée, assemblée politique.
  4. 4
    Assembly.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assembly"?
"assembly" is spelled A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ə.ˈsɛm.bli\.
What does "assembly" mean?
As a noun, "assembly" means: Assemblage, mécanisme composé de plusieurs pièces, montage, voire accolement ou accouplement d'objets.
How do you pronounce "assembly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assembly" is \ə.ˈsɛm.bli\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assembly" come from?
"assembly" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “assembly”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ə.ˈsɛm.bli\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list