# cutlass

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌtləs/ · frequency rank #47,554

## Definitions
1. A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
2. A similarly shaped tool; a machete.

## Etymology
From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **class** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/class-vs-cutlass)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccutlass`, `ctulass`, `cultass`, `cutalss`, `cutlas`, `cutllass`, `cutlsas`, `cuttlass`, `uctlass`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cutlass