kiss someone's ass
"kiss-someone-s-ass" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kiss someone's 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
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kiss-someone-s-ass · kiss someone's ass · English
kiss someone's ass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 someone's ass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “kiss someone's ass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
kiss someone's ass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.".
Zero misspellings are on record for kiss someone's ass in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Said because the ass is considered vulgar and being willing to kiss another's is considered a sign of submission and patronage. The correct English form is kiss someone's ass, spelled K-I-S-S- -S-O-M-E-O-N-E-'-S- -A-S-S.
Definition
- 1To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kiss someone's ass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] Mr. Trump said he would not tell a “vicious joke” about the chief justice, who was present. “I’m going to kiss his ass for a long time,” the president said. That strategy did not seem to work.
Etymology
Said because the ass is considered vulgar and being willing to kiss another's is considered a sign of submission and patronage.
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.