asshat
/ˈæshæt/
"asshat" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“asshat” is uncommon English (frequency #57,871 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,871
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
Corpus desk
Index EN-asshat · asshat · English
asshat · rank #57,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,871
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH artic
Nearest frequency peer: artic (-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 “asshat”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- arbitral
arbitral
42,137 corpus weight
- Ardennes
Ardennes
42,135 corpus weight
- Arndt
Arndt
42,134 corpus weight
- artic
artic
42,132 corpus weight
- asshat
asshat
42,130 corpus weight
- Baha
Baha
42,124 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “asshat” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asshat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæshæt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,871 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “asshat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
asshat is uncommon English at frequency #57,871 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæshæt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.".
asshat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ass + hat, from the slang expression have one's head up one's ass, thus, wearing the ass as a hat. The term is extended to people who are clueless or bumbling, who don't understand what is going on. The correct English form is asshat, spelled A-S-S-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how asshat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
the same connotations as "FUCKWITS." for less extreme cases i suggest ASSHATS
1977 CHiPs 3 3/4" action figures (5 different: Ponch, Jon, Sarge,Jimmy Squeaks, Stupid Fucking Asshat Erik Mouse, and Wheels Willie) $10-15 each
Etymology
From ass + hat, from the slang expression have one's head up one's ass, thus, wearing the ass as a hat. The term is extended to people who are clueless or bumbling, who don't understand what is going on.
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.
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