assist

\əˈsɪst\

/\əˈsɪst\/ noun

The verdict

“assist” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,007
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passe gagnante, passe décisive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-assist · assist · French

assist · rank #46,007 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,007
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH asiat

Nearest frequency peer: asiat (-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 « assist »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « assist » 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).

assist vs assit
83% similar
assist vs assos
67% similar
assist vs assoit
67% similar

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

Key facts for assist
PropertyValue
Headwordassist
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\əˈsɪst\
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,007
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « assist »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).assistse 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 « asiat » (#46,006), « assécher » (#46,008), « artichauts » (#46,005). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « assist » est au #46,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around assist (IPA \əˈsɪst\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,007 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Passe gagnante, passe décisive.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for assist, with forms such as "asisst", "assisst", and "assistt". 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, "assit", "assos", "assoit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is assist, spelled A-S-S-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passe gagnante, passe décisive.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asisst
  • assisst
  • assistt
  • assits
  • asssit
  • sasist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asisst2assisst1assistt1assits2asssit2sasist2
Edit distance from "assist"

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 "assist"?
"assist" is spelled A-S-S-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \əˈsɪst\.
What does "assist" mean?
As a noun, "assist" means: Passe gagnante, passe décisive.
What words are commonly confused with "assist"?
"assist" is commonly confused with "assit", "assos", "assoit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assist" is \əˈsɪst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assist" come from?
"assist" 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 "assist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list