Which to use
“assimile” is a verb and “assimilés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,890
- “assimile” frequency rank
- #17,879
- “assimilés” frequency rank
- 43769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assimile | assimilés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assimiler. | Masculin pluriel de assimilé. |
Where the eye mixes assimile and assimilés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. assimile runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against assimilés's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between assimile and assimilés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: assimile is \a.si.mil\ while assimilés is \a.si.mi.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assimile is recorded at frequency rank #25,890, classified as averb, pronounced \a.si.mil\. assimilés is at rank #17,879, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.si.mi.le\.
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 43769, this pair ranks #215,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of assimile vs assimilés
Shared letters: ailms. Private to "assimile": e. Private to "assimilés": é.
"assimile" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "assimilés" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- assimile ← asimile · asismile · assiimle · assimiel · assimille · assimlie · assimmile · assmiile
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "assimile" for "assimilés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "assimile" or "assimilés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "assimile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assimilés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assimile" and "assimilés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assimile vs assimilent". 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 #215,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.