asseoir

\a.swaʁ\

/\a.swaʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“asseoir” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,728
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre quelqu’un sur un siège ou sur quelque chose qui tient lieu de siège.

Corpus desk

Index FR-asseoir · asseoir · French

asseoir · rank #5,728 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,728
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrivait

Nearest frequency peer: arrivait (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « asseoir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « asseoir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

asseoir vs asser
71% similar
asseoir vs assoir
86% similar
asseoir vs assoit
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for asseoir
PropertyValue
Headwordasseoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.swaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,728
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « asseoir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).asseoirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « arrivait » (#5,727), « apport » (#5,726), « aurons » (#5,730). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « asseoir » est au #5,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around asseoir (IPA \a.swaʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,728 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for asseoir, with forms such as "aseoir", "asesoir", and "asseior". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "asser", "assoir", "assoit", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is asseoir, spelled A-S-S-E-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre quelqu’un sur un siège ou sur quelque chose qui tient lieu de siège.
  2. 2
    L’y admettre.
  3. 3
    Faire monter au trône, faire devenir roi ou reine.
  4. 4
    Poser solidement et à demeure.
  5. 5
    Placer, établir un camp.
  6. 6
    Dresser un cheval à exécuter ses airs de manège ou à galoper avec la croupe plus basse que les épaules.
  7. 7
    Fonder ; établir.
  8. 8
    Se fier à une parole, à des promesses.
  9. 9
    S’emploie particulièrement, dans l’acception qui précède, en matière d’impositions, de rentes, etc.
  10. 10
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
  11. 11
    Se mettre sur son séant. Voir s’asseoir.
  12. 12
    Ne pas tenir compte de, désobéir. Voir s’asseoir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how asseoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Asseoir un malade.
  2. Asseyons-nous sur ce banc, par terre.

Synonyms

faire sisitte

This word in other languages

sit(English)sentar(Español)setzen(Deutsch)assentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aseoir
  • asesoir
  • asseior
  • asseoirr
  • asseori
  • assoeir
  • saseoir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asseoir - 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.

aseoir1asesoir2asseior2asseoirr1asseori2assoeir2saseoir2
Edit distance from "asseoir"

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 "asseoir"?
"asseoir" is spelled A-S-S-E-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.swaʁ\.
What does "asseoir" mean?
As a verb, "asseoir" means: Mettre quelqu’un sur un siège ou sur quelque chose qui tient lieu de siège.
What words are commonly confused with "asseoir"?
"asseoir" is commonly confused with "asser", "assoir", "assoit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asseoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asseoir" is \a.swaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asseoir" come from?
"asseoir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "asseoir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

annuler#5,725aimerai#5,724collier#5,737écoutez#5,717

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

apport7 variantsvirer7 variantsverres7 variantstunnel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list