assimilation

\a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\

/\a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“assimilation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,104
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-assimilation · assimilation · French

assimilation · rank #12,104 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,104
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrêtera

Nearest frequency peer: arrêtera (-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 « assimilation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « assimilation » 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
Key facts for assimilation
PropertyValue
Headwordassimilation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,104
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « assimilation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.assimilationse 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 « arrêtera » (#12,103), « attaquée » (#12,105), « Ariane » (#12,102). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « assimilation » est au #12,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around assimilation (IPA \a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,104 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for assimilation, with forms such as "asimilation", "asismilation", and "assiimlation". 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. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is assimilation, spelled A-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’assimiler.
  2. 2
    Action de s’assimiler à un groupe social, national ou humain.
  3. 3
    Action de devenir semblable.
  4. 4
    Intégration par un corps vivant de certaines matières étrangères à sa substance, appropriation.
  5. 5
    Faculté d’assimiler des connaissances, des savoirs, des savoir-faire.
  6. 6
    Modification phonétique subie par un son au contact d’un son voisin, tendant à réduire les différences phonétiques entre les deux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’idéologisation médiatique de l’antitotalitarisme s’est développée autour d’une assimilation abusive de la défense de la démocratie avec la conservation à tout prix des démocraties libérales telles qu’elles sont, érigées en incarnation définitive du meilleur des régimes possibles.
  2. M. Alix assimile complètement le clou de Biskra à l’ecthyma cachectique ; nous ne saurions admettre cette assimilation au point de vue des lésions cutanées qui sont très différentes dans les deux dermatoses ; […].

Synonyms

assimilation phonétique

Antonyms

dissimilation

This word in other languages

assimilation(English)asimilación(Español)Assimilation(Deutsch)assimilação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asimilation
  • asismilation
  • assiimlation
  • assimialtion
  • assimilaiton
  • assimilatino
  • assimilationn
  • assimilatoin
  • assimilattion
  • assimillation
  • assimiltaion
  • assimliation
  • assimmilation
  • assmiilation
  • sasimilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asimilation1asismilation2assiimlation2assimialtion2assimilaiton2assimilatino2assimilationn1assimilatoin2
Edit distance from "assimilation"

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 "assimilation"?
"assimilation" is spelled A-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "assimilation" mean?
As a noun, "assimilation" means: Action d’assimiler.
What are common misspellings of "assimilation"?
Common misspellings include "asimilation", "asismilation", "assiimlation", "assimialtion", "assimilaiton". The correct spelling is "assimilation".
How do you pronounce "assimilation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assimilation" is \a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assimilation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

différencier#12,141souscription#12,062enthousiaste#12,152représentées#12,044

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

absorption15 variantstéléphonie15 variantstrésorerie15 variantstravaillons15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list