# sassy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsasi/ · frequency rank #22,206

## Definitions
1. Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy.
2. Smart, fashionable; stylish; chic.
3. Lively, vigorous.

## Etymology
A modification of saucy, equivalent to sass + -y, originally used in American English. First attested in 1799, but in common usage only as of the mid-19th century.

## Easily confused with
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-say)
- **sss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-sss)
- **says** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-says)
- **savvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-savvy)
- **sissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-sissy)
- **Savoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-savoy)
- **saucy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sassy-vs-saucy)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sas-vs-sassy)
- **sans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sans-vs-sassy)
- **sash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sash-vs-sassy)
- **SARS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sars-vs-sassy)
- **SaaS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saas-vs-sassy)
- **sass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sass-vs-sassy)
- **sacs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sacs-vs-sassy)
- **sais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sais-vs-sassy)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sassy)
- **sadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadly-vs-sassy)
- **sally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sassy)
- **salty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salty-vs-sassy)
- **Sasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sasha-vs-sassy)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asssy`, `sassyy`, `sasys`, `ssassy`, `ssasy`

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