Which to use
“assomme” and “assumée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,587
- “assomme” frequency rank
- #22,772
- “assumée” frequency rank
- 69359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assomme | assumée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assommer. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe assumer. |
Where the eye mixes assomme and assumée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: assomme vs assumée
A purely visual mix-up. assomme (\a.sɔm\) and assumée (\a.sy.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69359, 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\. assumée is at rank #22,772, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.sy.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 69359, this pair ranks #55,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of assomme vs assumée
Shared letters: aems. Private to "assomme": o. Private to "assumée": ué.
"assomme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "assumée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- assomme ← asomme · asosmme · assmome · assome · assomem · sasomme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assomme" and "assumée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "assomme" or "assumée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "assomme" and "assumée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "assomme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assumée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assomme" and "assumée" 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 #55,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.