blessed assurance
/ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/
"blessed-assurance" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blessed assurance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - buttocks, ass.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blessed-assurance · blessed assurance · English
blessed assurance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blessed assurance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blessed assurance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blessed assurance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "buttocks, ass.".
No misspelling variants are generated for blessed assurance in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass. The correct English form is blessed assurance, spelled B-L-E-S-S-E-D- -A-S-S-U-R-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1buttocks, ass.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blessed assurance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm just going to sit here on my blessed assurance until Jesus comes.
Etymology
From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass.
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.