kiss-ass
/ˈkɪsˌæs/
"kiss-ass" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kiss-ass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - An obsequious person who tries to win the favor of someone, usually their superior.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kiss-ass · kiss-ass · English
kiss-ass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kiss-ass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɪsˌæs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “kiss-ass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
kiss-ass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɪsˌæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An obsequious person who tries to win the favor of someone, usually their superior.".
kiss-ass has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From kiss + ass. The correct English form is kiss-ass, spelled K-I-S-S---A-S-S.
Definition
- 1An obsequious person who tries to win the favor of someone, usually their superior.
Etymology
From kiss + ass.
Synonyms
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.