assujettirvsassujettisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: assujettir is a verb, assujettis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“assujettir” is a verb and “assujettis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,782
“assujettir” frequency rank
#31,352
“assujettis” frequency rank
75134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature assujettir assujettis
Definition Rendre sujet, soumettre à sa domination. Masculin pluriel de assujetti.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set assujettir and assujettis apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
assujettir
10 ch
assujettis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: assujettir is \a.sy.ʒɛ.tiʁ\ while assujettis is \a.sy.ʒɛ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “assujettir” becomes s in “assujettis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

assujettir is recorded at frequency rank #43,782, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sy.ʒɛ.tiʁ\. assujettis is at rank #31,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.sy.ʒɛ.ti\.

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 75134, this pair ranks #35,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of assujettir vs assujettis

Shared letters: aeijstu. Private to "assujettir": r. Private to "assujettis": -.

"assujettir" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "assujettis" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • assujettirassjuettir · assuejttir · assujetir · assujetitr · assujettirr · assujettri · assujjettir · assujtetir
  • assujettisassjuettis · assuejttis · assujetis · assujetits · assujettiss · assujettsi · assujjettis · assujtetis

Frequency comparison

assujettir#43,782
assujettis#31,352

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "assujettir" and "assujettis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "assujettir" is a verb and "assujettis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "assujettir" or "assujettis"?
"assujettis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,352 in our French list, against #43,782 for "assujettir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering assujettir vs assujettis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “assujettir”; for an adjective, it's “assujettis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “assujettir” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list