assurance-emploi
\a.sy.ʁɑ̃.s‿ɑ̃.plwa\
The verdict
“assurance-emploi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assurance-chômage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assurance-emploi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.sy.ʁɑ̃.s‿ɑ̃.plwa\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “assurance-emploi” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
assurance-emploi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sy.ʁɑ̃.s‿ɑ̃.plwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Assurance-chômage.".
No misspelling variants are generated for assurance-emploi in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is assurance-emploi, spelled A-S-S-U-R-A-N-C-E---E-M-P-L-O-I.
Definition
- 1Assurance-chômage.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “assurance-emploi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-S-S-U-R-A-N-C-E---E-M-P-L-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.