assette

\a.sɛt\

/\a.sɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“assette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marteau de couvreur avec une tête et un tranchant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-assette · assette · French

assette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for assette
PropertyValue
Headwordassette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sɛt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « assette » en français

assettereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

assette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for assette, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is assette, spelled A-S-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marteau de couvreur avec une tête et un tranchant.
  2. 2
    Hachette de tourneur sur bois.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assette"?
"assette" is spelled A-S-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sɛt\.
What does "assette" mean?
As a noun, "assette" means: Marteau de couvreur avec une tête et un tranchant.
How do you pronounce "assette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assette" is \a.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list