kick ass
/kɪk æs/
"kick-ass" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kick ass” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To win decisively.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kick ass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kɪk æs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kick ass” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for kick ass is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɪk æs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kick ass in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is kick ass, spelled K-I-C-K- -A-S-S.
Definition
- 1To win decisively.
- 2To be very impressive.
- 3To beat to a pulp; beat up
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.
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Using “kick ass”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-I-C-K- -A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɪk æs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.