Asessment or assessment?
Did you mean assessment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: assessment. Misspelling: asessment.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Two double Ss: a-SS-e-SS-ment.
Why people write “asessment”
The misspelling “asessment” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where assessment has a double SS.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make assessment automatic.
What does “assessment” mean?
assessment noun
- the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
Synonyms:appraisal
- an amount determined as payable
“the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership”
- the market value set on assets
- the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
“they criticized my judgment of the contestants”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Assessment” in a sentence
- The teacher's assessment was fair.
- The assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership.
- They criticized my judgment of the contestants.
Is “assessment” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“asessment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ASSESSMENT.