Which to use
“asi” and “asse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,870
- “asi” frequency rank
- #25,555
- “asse” frequency rank
- 70425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asi | asse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de thé fabriqué à partir des feuilles et des tiges d'une espèce de houx (l'apalachine, Ilex vomitoria) et que les Cherokees appelaient aussi "boisson noire" et qui servait de breuvage rituel. | Dans l’Aunis, nom d’un outil de tonnelier. |
Where the eye mixes asi and asse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. asi runs 3 letters (VCV) against asse's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: asi vs asse
A purely visual mix-up. asi (\a.si\) and asse (\as\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asi is recorded at frequency rank #44,870, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.si\. asse is at rank #25,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced \as\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70425, this pair ranks #51,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of asi vs asse
Shared letters: as. Private to "asi": i. Private to "asse": e.
"asi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "asse" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asse ← ases · sase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asi" for "asse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "asi" vs "asse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "asi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asi" and "asse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asi vs aur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #51,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.