assentir
\a.sɑ̃.tiʁ\
The verdict
“assentir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner son assentiment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-assentir · assentir · French
assentir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | assentir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.sɑ̃.tiʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « assentir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
assentir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.sɑ̃.tiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Donner son assentiment.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for assentir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is assentir, spelled A-S-S-E-N-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Donner son assentiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how assentir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il assentit à ma requête, sous la condition que cela s’effectuerait dans la Bibliothèque qu’il avait aménagée hors de notre appartement, au cinquième étage de l’immeuble.
Musulmans, juifs et chrétiens ne peuvent qu’assentir à ce même dessein divin !
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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.