# sass

> English word · Noun · IPA /sæs/ · frequency rank #29,825

## Definitions
1. The quality of being sassy.
2. Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
3. Vegetables used in making sauces.
4. A subgenre of screamo music.

## Etymology
Variant of sauce.

## Easily confused with
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ss)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-saw)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sat)
- **SMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sms)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sis)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sos)
- **ses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ses)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sts)
- **SSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ssd)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sax)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ssh)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sus)
- **SSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ssc)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sse)
- **SSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ssi)
- **SPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sps)
- **sss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sss)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ssa)
- **SSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-ssn)

## Common misspellings (3)
`asss`, `ssas`, `ssass`

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