azz

noun

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"azz" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“azz” is uncommon English (frequency #93,421 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,421
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ass; backside

Corpus desk

Index EN-azz · azz · English

azz · rank #93,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,421
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH backhouse

Nearest frequency peer: backhouse (+1 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 “azz”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for azz
PropertyValue
Headwordazz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#93,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “azz” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).azzfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “backhouse” (#93,422), “bactericidal” (#93,423), “Badajoz” (#93,424). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “azz” is #93,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

azz is uncommon English at frequency #93,421 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ass; backside".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for azz, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ass. Intended as a censored form of this noun. The correct English form is azz, spelled A-Z-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    ass; backside

Etymology

From ass. Intended as a censored form of this noun.

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 "azz"?
"azz" is spelled A-Z-Z.
What does "azz" mean?
As a noun, "azz" means: ass; backside
What is the origin of the word "azz"?
From ass. Intended as a censored form of this noun. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bew#93,462waf#93,312wae#93,311VVS#93,308

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list