asse

/æs/

//æs// noun

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"asse" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“asse” is uncommon English (frequency #89,117 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,117
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete spelling of ass.

Corpus desk

Index EN-asse · asse · English

asse · rank #89,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,117
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Assiniboine

Nearest frequency peer: Assiniboine (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “asse”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “asse” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for asse
PropertyValue
Headwordasse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/æs/
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “asse” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).assefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Assiniboine” (#89,119), “asexuality” (#89,114), “Astbury” (#89,120). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “asse” is #89,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asse is uncommon English at frequency #89,117 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /æs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obsolete spelling of ass.".

No misspelling variants are generated for asse in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is asse, spelled A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of ass.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asse"?
"asse" is spelled A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /æs/.
What does "asse" mean?
As a noun, "asse" means: Obsolete spelling of ass.
How do you pronounce "asse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asse" is /æs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asse" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aude#89,122bice#89,156Biss#89,166AAVE#89,062

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list