Assesment or assessment?
Did you mean assessment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: assessment. Misspelling: assesment.
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Memory tip
Two double Ss: a-SS-e-SS-ment.
Why people write “assesment”
The misspelling “assesment” 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.
Other misspellings of “assessment”
People also write “asessment”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“asessment”
Correct spelling: assessment. Misspelling: asessment.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “asessment” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where assessment has a double SS.
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
“assesment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ASSESSMENT.