# assassin vs assassiner

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### assassin
*noun · IPA \a.sa.sɛ̃\ · frequency rank #9,119*
Celui ou celle qui assassine.

### assassiner
*verb · IPA \a.sa.si.ne\ · frequency rank #13,325*
Tuer intentionnellement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/assassin-vs-assassiner