assumir

/ɐ.su.ˈmiɾ/

//ɐ.su.ˈmiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“assumir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,352
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encarregar-se, tomar a seu cargo, suportar

Corpus desk

Index PT-assumir · assumir · Portuguese

assumir · rank #2,352 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprovação

Nearest frequency peer: aprovação (-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 “assumir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “assumir” 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).

assumir vs assume
71% similar
assumir vs assumido
75% similar

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

Key facts for assumir
PropertyValue
Headwordassumir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.su.ˈmiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,352
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “assumir”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.assumircai 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 “aprovação” (#2,351), “ausência” (#2,353), “anual” (#2,350). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “assumir” fica em #2,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around assumir (IPA /ɐ.su.ˈmiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,352 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for assumir, with forms such as "assmuir", "assuimr", and "assumirr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "assume", "assumido", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is assumir, spelled A-S-S-U-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    encarregar-se, tomar a seu cargo, suportar
  2. 2
    supor, admitir como verdade
  3. 3
    atribuir a si a autoria e decorrentemente a responsabilidade e suas implicações
  4. 4
    reconhecer-se, declarar-se
  5. 5
    declarar sua condição de homossexual ou bissexual
  6. 6
    aceitar sua própria condição de homossexual ou bissexual

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ele assumiu os encargos com o transporte.
  2. Não se pode demonstrar o teorema do triângulo retângulo sem assumir o quinto postulado de Euclides.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • assmuir
  • assuimr
  • assumirr
  • assummir
  • assumri
  • asumir
  • asusmir
  • sasumir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of assumir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

assmuir2assuimr2assumirr1assummir1assumri2asumir1asusmir2sasumir2
Edit distance from "assumir"

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 "assumir"?
"assumir" is spelled A-S-S-U-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.su.ˈmiɾ/.
What does "assumir" mean?
As a verb, "assumir" means: encarregar-se, tomar a seu cargo, suportar
What words are commonly confused with "assumir"?
"assumir" is commonly confused with "assume", "assumido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "assumir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assumir" is /ɐ.su.ˈmiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assumir" come from?
"assumir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

privada#2,344decidir#2,367ocasião#2,336europeu#2,373

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

objeto8 variantsmétodo8 variantsFelipe8 variantsescala8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list