assommoir

\a.sɔ.mwaʁ\

/\a.sɔ.mwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“assommoir” is uncommon French (frequency #76,328 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,328
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arme qui sert à assommer : bâton garni, à l’une de ses extrémités, d’une balle de plomb enveloppée de ficelle, massue, etc.

Key facts for assommoir
PropertyValue
Headwordassommoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sɔ.mwaʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “assommoir” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). assommoir lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

assommoir is uncommon French at frequency #76,328 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sɔ.mwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for assommoir in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is assommoir, spelled A-S-S-O-M-M-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arme qui sert à assommer : bâton garni, à l’une de ses extrémités, d’une balle de plomb enveloppée de ficelle, massue, etc.
  2. 2
    Ouverture servant au défenseur à jeter des projectiles pour assommer son adversaire. Il s'agit généralement d'une ouverture placée dans une petite construction en encorbellement au dessus d'une porte. Bretèche.
  3. 3
    Sorte de piège que l’on tend à certaines bêtes telles que renards, blaireaux, etc., et qui est disposé de manière à les assommer lorsqu’elles s’y prennent.
  4. 4
    Débit de boissons où les gens du peuple s’assomment d’alcool, auberge de basse catégorie.

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 "assommoir"?
"assommoir" is spelled A-S-S-O-M-M-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sɔ.mwaʁ\.
What does "assommoir" mean?
As a noun, "assommoir" means: Arme qui sert à assommer : bâton garni, à l’une de ses extrémités, d’une balle de plomb enveloppée de ficelle, massue, etc.
How do you pronounce "assommoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assommoir" is \a.sɔ.mwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assommoir" come from?
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Using “assommoir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-S-S-O-M-M-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.sɔ.mwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list