Assistent or assistant?
Did you mean assistant? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: assistant. Misspelling: assistent.
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Memory tip
Assist + ant: as-sis-TANT.
Why people write “assistent”
The endings -ant and -ent are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ant.
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 assistant automatic.
Other misspellings of “assistant”
People also write “asistant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“asistant”
Correct spelling: assistant. Misspelling: asistant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “asistant” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where assistant has a double SS.
What does “assistant” mean?
assistant noun
assistant adjective
- of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Synonyms:adjunct
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Assistant” in a sentence
- Her assistant answered the phone.
- My invaluable assistant.
Is “assistant” a playable word?
9 points in Scrabble · 10 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“assistent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ASSISTANT.