directress
noun
directress is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-R-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, directress means “A female director” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of directress is directresses.
How many letters and syllables are in directress?
| Letters | 10: D-I-R-E-C-T-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is directress?
Directress appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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).
Forms of directress
- directresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does directress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA female director.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Directress in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female director:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Direktorin, Leiterin, Regisseurin, Vorsteherin |
| Spanish | directora |
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 directress come from?
From director + -ess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).