assim

//ɐ.ˈsĩ// adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#75

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

assim is anPortugueseadv. It means: desta, dessa ou daquela maneira Pronounced /ɐ.ˈsĩ/. It ranks #75 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with Assis and assume.

Key facts for assim
PropertyValue
Headwordassim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdv
IPA/ɐ.ˈsĩ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#75
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of assim in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for assim is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈsĩ/. Corpus data places it at rank #75 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for assim, with forms such as "asim", "asism", and "assimm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Assis", "assume", "Ass", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is assim, spelled A-S-S-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    desta, dessa ou daquela maneira
  2. 2
    com características similares [Nesta acepção, é necessário o conhecimento do momento e do contexto situacional da enunciação para completar o sentido da frase.]

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asim,asism,assimm,assmi,sasim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for assim

Misspelling Variants of "assim"

asim4asism5assimm6assmi5sasim5
Misspelling Variants of "assim"

Frequency rank: #75 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assim"?
"assim" is spelled A-S-S-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈsĩ/.
What does "assim" mean?
As an adv, "assim" means: desta, dessa ou daquela maneira
What words are commonly confused with "assim"?
"assim" is commonly confused with "Assis", "assume", "Ass". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assim" is /ɐ.ˈsĩ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assim" come from?
"assim" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.