asservsassisWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: asser is a noun, assis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“asser” is a noun and “assis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,606
“asser” frequency rank
#3,237
“assis” frequency rank
43843
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asser assis
Definition Bâton, gaule, perche, barre, barreau. Placé sur son séant.

Letter map: asser vs assis

Shared letters muted; letters that set asser and assis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
asser
5 ch
assis

Grammar separator: asser vs assis

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: asser is anoun and assisanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asser is recorded at frequency rank #40,606, classified as anoun. 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 43843, this pair ranks #214,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asser vs assis

Shared letters: as. Private to "asser": er. Private to "assis": i.

"asser" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "assis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asseraser · asesr · asserr · assre · saser
  • assisasiss · assiss · asssi · sasis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asser" for "assis" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "asser" is a noun and "assis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "asser" or "assis"?
"assis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,237 in our French list, against #40,606 for "asser". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "asser" vs "assis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asser" 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 #214,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asser" and "assis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asser vs astor". 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 #214,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list