# huntress

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌntɹɪs/ · frequency rank #46,529

## Definitions
1. A female hunter.

## Etymology
A variant of hunteress, from Middle English hunteras, hunteres, hunteresse, equivalent to hunter + -ess, possibly on the model of the likes of mistress.

## Easily confused with
- **hunters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunters-vs-huntress)
- **hundreds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hundreds-vs-huntress)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhuntress`, `hnutress`, `hunntress`, `hunrtess`, `huntrress`, `huntrses`, `hunttress`, `hutnress`, `uhntress`

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