clientess
"clientess" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clientess” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female client.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clientess · clientess · English
clientess · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clientess |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clientess” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clientess is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female client.".
clientess has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From client + -ess. The correct English form is clientess, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1A female client.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clientess appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Possible too to have a lawyer bribeless and without fee, if his clientess, or female client, please his eye well: […]
He holds his clientesses, not by a benefit, but by a temptation; by their folly and weakness, not by their wisdom.
Etymology
From client + -ess.
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.