# headmistress

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,691

## Definitions
1. A female headteacher.

## Etymology
Compound of head + mistress.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ehadmistress`, `haedmistress`, `headdmistress`, `headimstress`, `headmisrtess`, `headmisstress`, `headmisterss`, `headmistres`, `headmistrress`, `headmistrses`, `headmisttress`, `headmitsress`, `headmmistress`, `headmsitress`, `heamdistress`, `hedamistress`, `hheadmistress`

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