assim

/ɐ.ˈsĩ/

//ɐ.ˈsĩ// adv

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The verdict

“assim” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #75. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#75
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desta, dessa ou daquela maneira

Corpus desk

Index PT-assim · assim · Portuguese

assim · rank #75 · 5 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #75
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH nas

Nearest frequency peer: nas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “assim”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “assim” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

assim vs Assis
60% similar
assim vs assume
67% similar
assim vs Ass
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frequência do íman ortográfico “assim”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).assimcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nas” (#74), “depois” (#76), “este” (#77). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “assim” fica em #75. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around assim (IPA /ɐ.ˈsĩ/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #75 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for assim, with forms such as "asim", "asism", and "assimm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is assim, spelled A-S-S-I-M.

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.]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how assim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sem você por perto, eu fico assim.
  2. Não me recordo de outra festa assim.

This word in other languages

thus(English)ainsi(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asim
  • asism
  • assimm
  • assmi
  • sasim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assim - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asim1asism2assimm1assmi2sasim2
Edit distance from "assim"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adverb, "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "assim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entre#71agora#70mundo#81todos#67

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

onde5 variantsquem5 variantsvida5 variantstudo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list