addressee
/ˌædɹɛˈsiː/noun
addressee is spelled A-D-D-R-E-S-S-E-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, addressee means “The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of addressee is addressees.
How many letters and syllables are in addressee?
| Letters | 9: A-D-D-R-E-S-S-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is addressee?
Addressee appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce addressee?
- /ˌædɹɛˈsiː/
Addressee has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-addressee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of addressee
- addressees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does addressee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
- 2
A person or entity to whom discourse is directed, or the words referring to such an entity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Addressee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person or organization to which something is addressed or sent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | destinataire |
| German | Adressat, Adressatin, Empfänger, Empfängerin, Rezipient, Rezipientin |
| Portuguese | destinatário, destinatária, alocutário |
| Spanish | destinatario, consignatario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does addressee come from?
From address + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).