Which to use
“asseyez” is a verb and “assez” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,151
- “asseyez” frequency rank
- #247
- “assez” frequency rank
- 38398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asseyez | assez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe asseoir (ou assoir). | Suffisamment, d'une quantité adéquate, suffisante ou tolérable. |
Where the eye mixes asseyez and assez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. asseyez runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against assez's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses asseyez with assez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: asseyez is \a.sɛ.je\ while assez is \a.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asseyez is recorded at frequency rank #38,151, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sɛ.je\. assez is at rank #247, tagged as anadv, pronounced \a.se\.
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 38398, this pair ranks #255,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asseyez vs assez
Shared letters: aesz. Private to "asseyez": y. Private to "assez": -.
"asseyez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "assez" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asseyez" for "assez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "asseyez" or "assez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "asseyez" and "assez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asseyez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asseyez" and "assez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asseyez vs assumez". 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 #255,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.