dresses

/ˈdɹɛsɪz/

//ˈdɹɛsɪz// noun

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"dresses" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dresses” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,565
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of dress

Corpus desk

Index EN-dresses · dresses · English

dresses · rank #6,565 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,565
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dot

Nearest frequency peer: dot (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dresses”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “dresses” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dresses vs dress
71% similar
dresses vs dressed
86% similar
dresses vs dresser
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dresses
PropertyValue
Headworddresses
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɹɛsɪz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,565
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dresses”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dresseslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “dot” (#6,564), “Dylan” (#6,566), “effectiveness” (#6,567). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dresses” is #6,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dresses (IPA /ˈdɹɛsɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,565 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of dress".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dresses, with forms such as "ddresses", "dersses", and "dreses". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dress", "dressed", "dresser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is dresses, spelled D-R-E-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of dress

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddresses
  • dersses
  • dreses
  • dresess
  • dressess
  • dressse
  • drresses
  • drseses
  • rdesses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dresses - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddresses1dersses2dreses1dresess2dressess1dressse2drresses1drseses2
Edit distance from "dresses"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dresses"?
"dresses" is spelled D-R-E-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹɛsɪz/.
What does "dresses" mean?
As a noun, "dresses" means: plural of dress
What words are commonly confused with "dresses"?
"dresses" is commonly confused with "dress", "dressed", "dresser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dresses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dresses" is /ˈdɹɛsɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dresses" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dresses", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

declare#6,555frankly#6,575bowling#6,548judging#6,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list