haul ass

/hɔl æs/

//hɔl æs// verb

"haul-ass" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“haul ass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.

Corpus desk

Index EN-haul-ass · haul ass · English

haul ass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for haul ass
PropertyValue
Headwordhaul ass
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/hɔl æs/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “haul ass” in English

haul asssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

haul ass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /hɔl æs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for haul ass, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is haul ass, spelled H-A-U-L- -A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.
  2. 2
    To carry a heavy load for a long distance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It's the cops! Haul ass!
  2. trucks hauling ass on the interstate, trying to make up time

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 "haul ass"?
"haul ass" is spelled H-A-U-L- -A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hɔl æs/.
What does "haul ass" mean?
As a verb, "haul ass" means: To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.
How do you pronounce "haul ass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haul ass" is /hɔl æs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haul ass" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list