Which to use
“assimiler” is a verb and “assimilés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,567
- “assimiler” frequency rank
- #17,879
- “assimilés” frequency rank
- 33446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assimiler | assimilés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre semblable. | Masculin pluriel de assimilé. |
Same sound, different letters: assimiler vs assimilés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. assimiler and assimilés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - assimiler / assimilés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: assimiler and assimilés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.si.mi.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assimiler is recorded at frequency rank #15,567, classified as averb, pronounced \a.si.mi.le\. 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 33446, this pair ranks #290,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of assimiler vs assimilés
Shared letters: ailms. Private to "assimiler": er. Private to "assimilés": é.
"assimiler" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "assimilés" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- assimiler ← asimiler · asismiler · assiimler · assimielr · assimilerr · assimiller · assimilre · assimlier
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assimiler" and "assimilés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "assimiler" vs "assimilés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"assimiler" and "assimilés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "assimiler" 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 #290,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assimiler" and "assimilés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assimilent vs assimilés". 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 #290,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.