assumévsassuréWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“assumé” and “assuré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,107
“assumé” frequency rank
#3,181
“assuré” frequency rank
16288
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature assumé assuré
Definition Qui agit de façon responsable, en connaissance de cause. Qui est sûr, qui met en sûreté.

Where the eye mixes assumé and assuré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
assumé
6 ch
assuré

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. assumé (\a.sy.me\) and assuré (\a.sy.ʁe\) 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 a single letter - m in “assumé” becomes r in “assuré”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

assumé is recorded at frequency rank #13,107, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.sy.me\. assuré is at rank #3,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.sy.ʁe\.

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 16288, this pair ranks #388,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of assumé vs assuré

Shared letters: asué. Private to "assumé": m. Private to "assuré": r.

"assumé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "assuré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "assumé" and "assuré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.sy.me\ versus \a.sy.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "assumé" or "assuré"?
"assuré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,181 in our French list, against #13,107 for "assumé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list