# heiress

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛəˈɹɛs/ · frequency rank #26,456

## Definitions
1. A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
2. A woman who has received an inheritance.

## Etymology
From heir + -ess.

## Easily confused with
- **here's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heiress-vs-here-s)
- **heresy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heiress-vs-heresy)
- **Hebrews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hebrews-vs-heiress)
- **hairless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hairless-vs-heiress)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehiress`, `heierss`, `heires`, `heirress`, `heirses`, `heriess`, `hheiress`, `hieress`

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