Which to use
“assumez” and “assures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,872
- “assumez” frequency rank
- #44,311
- “assures” frequency rank
- 89183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assumez | assures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe assumer. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assurer. |
Where the eye mixes assumez and assures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. assumez and assures follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses assumez with assures
A purely visual mix-up. assumez (\a.sy.me\) and assures (\a.syʁ\) 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 89183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assumez is recorded at frequency rank #44,872, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sy.me\. assures is at rank #44,311, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.syʁ\.
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 89183, this pair ranks #6,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of assumez vs assures
Shared letters: aesu. Private to "assumez": mz. Private to "assures": r.
"assumez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "assures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "assumez" for "assures" ever safe?
Frequency check: "assumez" vs "assures" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "assumez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assumez" and "assures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allumez 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 #6,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.