bare-butt

adj

"bare-butt" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bare-butt” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bare-butt · bare-butt · English

bare-butt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for bare-butt
PropertyValue
Headwordbare-butt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bare-butt” in English

bare-buttfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bare-butt is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bare-butt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bare (“naked”) + butt (“bottom”). The correct English form is bare-butt, spelled B-A-R-E---B-U-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.
  2. 2
    Stark naked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bare-butt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It has taken millions of years of evolution — pelagic, geologic, biological, and cultural — to create the Monterey Peninsula of today, a charming series of communities that appeal to bare-butt, stoned-out hippies as much as to some of the wealthiest and most talented people in the world.
  2. Although Horcón has tolerated bare-butt bathing for some years, the municipalidad of Pichilemu wants to be the first to officially accept nudism, despite the opposition of its parish priest, who declared 'nudism leads to adultery'.

Etymology

From bare (“naked”) + butt (“bottom”).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bare-butt"?
"bare-butt" is spelled B-A-R-E---B-U-T-T.
What does "bare-butt" mean?
As an adjective, "bare-butt" means: With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.
What is the origin of the word "bare-butt"?
From bare (“naked”) + butt (“bottom”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list