assez
\a.se\
The verdict
“assez” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #247
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suffisamment, d'une quantité adéquate, suffisante ou tolérable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-assez · assez · French
assez · rank #247 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #247
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH suite
Nearest frequency peer: suite (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “assez”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- famille
famille
99,757 corpus weight
- parler
parler
99,756 corpus weight
- suite
suite
99,755 corpus weight
- assez
assez
99,754 corpus weight
- besoin
besoin
99,753 corpus weight
- demande
demande
99,752 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “assez” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a.se\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “assez” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around assez (IPA \a.se\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #247 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for assez, with forms such as "asesz", "asez", and "assezz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "avez", "ayez", "asso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is assez, spelled A-S-S-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Suffisamment, d'une quantité adéquate, suffisante ou tolérable.
- 2Suffisamment nombreux. Une quantité suffisante de.
- 3Particulièrement.
- 4Relativement, passablement.
- 5Considérant le contexte et l’intonation, souvent sous forme d’exclamation : qui frappe l’imagination, tellement, excessivement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how assez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bert se hâta de les suivre, mais il lui fut impossible d’avancer assez vite et assez subrepticement pour surprendre en quel endroit ils avaient caché les vivres.
C’est assez, cela suffit ! — Vous n’en avez jamais assez, vous êtes insatiables !
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asesz
- asez
- assezz
- assze
- sasez
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assez - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "assez", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "assez". Here's where to go from here.
- "assez" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "avez". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #247 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.