# lass

> English word · Noun · IPA /læs/ · frequency rank #26,145

## Definitions
1. A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
2. A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
3. A sweetheart.
4. A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
5. A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.

## Etymology
From Middle English las, lasce, lasse (“female infant or child; young woman”), traditionally derived from Old Norse lǫskr (“unmarried”, adjective); see Middle English las for more.
Cognates
Scots lass, lassie

## Easily confused with
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-ls)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-law)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-los)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lay)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-les)
- **lbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lbs)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lax)
- **LSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lsu)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lau)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lsd)
- **LDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lds)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lat)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lis)
- **LCS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lcs)
- **LST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lst)
- **lav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lav)
- **LSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lsc)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-last)
- **less** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-less)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lass-vs-lost)

## Common misspellings (3)
`alss`, `llass`, `lsas`

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