lazy ass

[ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs]

/[ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs]/ noun

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

The verdict

“lazy 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) - A person who is lazy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lazy-ass · lazy ass · English

lazy 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 "L" 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 lazy ass
PropertyValue
Headwordlazy ass
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lazy ass” in English

lazy 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

lazy ass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who is lazy.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lazy ass in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is lazy ass, spelled L-A-Z-Y- -A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who is lazy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The only redeeming thing about dragging your ass to Baldwin on Mondays is checking your school e-mail account (technological lazyass that I am, I still haven't figured out how to access it from a remote computer).

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 "lazy ass"?
"lazy ass" is spelled L-A-Z-Y- -A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs].
What does "lazy ass" mean?
As a noun, "lazy ass" means: A person who is lazy.
How do you pronounce "lazy ass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lazy ass" is [ˈleɪ̯.zi.æs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lazy ass" come from?
"lazy ass" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list