Which to use
“asi” is a noun and “assis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,870
- “asi” frequency rank
- #3,237
- “assis” frequency rank
- 48107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asi | assis |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Placé sur son séant. |
Same sound, different letters: asi vs assis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. asi runs 3 letters (VCV) against assis's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - asi / assis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: asi and assis carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.si\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48107, 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\. assis is at rank #3,237, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.si\.
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 48107, this pair ranks #181,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asi vs assis
Shared letters: ais. Private to "asi": -. Private to "assis": -.
"asi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "assis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- assis ← asiss · assiss · asssi · sasis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asi" for "assis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "asi" vs "assis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "asi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asi" and "assis" 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 #181,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.