Which to use
“assomme” and “assommer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,587
- “assomme” frequency rank
- #36,251
- “assommer” frequency rank
- 82838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assomme | assommer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assommer. | Étourdir, voire tuer, au moyen d’une arme pesante ou par un coup violemment assené. |
Where the eye mixes assomme and assommer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between assomme and assommer
A purely visual mix-up. assomme (\a.sɔm\) and assommer (\a.sɔ.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “assomme” sits inside “assommer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assomme is recorded at frequency rank #46,587, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sɔm\. assommer is at rank #36,251, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.sɔ.me\.
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 82838, this pair ranks #15,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of assomme vs assommer
Shared letters: aemos. Private to "assomme": -. Private to "assommer": r.
"assomme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "assommer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assomme" and "assommer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "assomme" or "assommer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "assomme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assommer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assomme" and "assommer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assoie vs assomme". 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 #15,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.