assume
The verdict
“assume” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,743
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - assumir
Corpus desk
Index PT-assume · assume · Portuguese
assume · rank #3,743 · 6 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,743
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH atlético
Nearest frequency peer: atlético (+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 “assume”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- americanas
americanas
96,260 corpus weight
- assume
assume
96,258 corpus weight
- atlético
atlético
96,257 corpus weight
- barco
barco
96,256 corpus weight
- básico
básico
96,254 corpus weight
- circuito
circuito
96,253 corpus weight
What this shows “assume” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | assume |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,743 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “assume”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around assume, averb. Corpus frequency is #3,743 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for assume, with forms such as "assmue", "assuem", and "assumme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "assumir", "assim", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is assume, spelled A-S-S-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1assumir
- 2presumir, supor
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how assume appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Assume risk.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- assmue
- assuem
- assumme
- asume
- asusme
- sasume
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assume - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "assume", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).