wild ass
/waɪld ˈæs/
"wild-ass" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wild 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 May 6, 2026) - Any of several wild equine mammals closely related to donkey, endemic to Asia and northeast Africa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wild ass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /waɪld ˈæs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wild ass” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wild ass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /waɪld ˈæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several wild equine mammals closely related to donkey, endemic to Asia and northeast Africa.".
Zero misspellings are on record for wild ass in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is wild ass, spelled W-I-L-D- -A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Any of several wild equine mammals closely related to donkey, endemic to Asia and northeast Africa.
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.
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Using “wild ass”
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- The one correct English spelling is W-I-L-D- -A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /waɪld ˈæs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.