assignation

\a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃\

/\a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“assignation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,051
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’assigner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-assignation · assignation · French

assignation · rank #20,051 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,051
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspirant

Nearest frequency peer: aspirant (-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 « assignation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « assignation » 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).

assignation vs assignations
92% similar

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

Key facts for assignation
PropertyValue
Headwordassignation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,051
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « assignation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).assignationse 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 « aspirant » (#20,050), « assurera » (#20,052), « ash » (#20,049). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « assignation » est au #20,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around assignation (IPA \a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,051 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for assignation, with forms such as "asignation", "asisgnation", and "assgination". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "assignations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 assignation, spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’assigner.
  2. 2
    Action d’attribuer des fonds.
  3. 3
    Action d'assigner le genre social d'un enfant à sa naissance.
  4. 4
    Synonyme de affectation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s'en fera donner un extrait qu'il portera au greffe de la police correctionnelle avant d'aller répondre à son assignation. Mon avis serait que vous l’accompagnassiez chez Antoine Vélon aujourd'hui et que vous présidassiez vous-même à cette opération.
  2. L’assignation du douaire de cette femme a été faite sur tel immeuble.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

summons(English)asignación(Español)Vorladung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asignation
  • asisgnation
  • assgination
  • assigantion
  • assiggnation
  • assignaiton
  • assignatino
  • assignationn
  • assignatoin
  • assignattion
  • assignnation
  • assigntaion
  • assingation
  • sasignation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asignation1asisgnation2assgination2assigantion2assiggnation1assignaiton2assignatino2assignationn1
Edit distance from "assignation"

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 "assignation"?
"assignation" is spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "assignation" mean?
As a noun, "assignation" means: Action d’assigner.
What words are commonly confused with "assignation"?
"assignation" is commonly confused with "assignations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assignation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assignation" is \a.si.ɲa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assignation" come from?
"assignation" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

biologiste14 variantsabrogation14 variantsabominable14 variantscalculées14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list