# baroness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/ · frequency rank #17,547

## Definitions
1. The wife of a baron.
2. A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

## Etymology
From Middle English baronesse; equivalent to baron + -ess.

## Easily confused with
- **baronet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baroness-vs-baronet)
- **Barnes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnes-vs-baroness)
- **baldness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baldness-vs-baroness)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abroness`, `baorness`, `barnoess`, `baroenss`, `barones`, `baronness`, `baronses`, `barroness`, `bbaroness`, `braoness`

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