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

#22,772
“assumée” frequency rank
#43,783
“assumera” frequency rank
66555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature assumée assumera
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe assumer. Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe assumer.

Where the eye mixes assumée and assumera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
assumée
8 ch
assumera

Visual trap between assumée and assumera

A purely visual mix-up. assumée (\a.sy.me\) and assumera (\a.sy.mə.ʁa\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

assumée is recorded at frequency rank #22,772, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sy.me\. assumera is at rank #43,783, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.sy.mə.ʁa\.

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 66555, this pair ranks #67,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of assumée vs assumera

Shared letters: aemsu. Private to "assumée": é. Private to "assumera": r.

"assumée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "assumera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • assumeraassmuera · assuemra · assumear · assumerra · assummera · assumrea · asumera · asusmera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "assumée" and "assumera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.sy.me\ versus \a.sy.mə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "assumée" or "assumera"?
"assumée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,772 in our French list, against #43,783 for "assumera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "assumée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "assumera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "assumée" and "assumera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assumera vs assumez". 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 #67,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list