instructress
/ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/noun
instructress is spelled I-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-R-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, instructress means “A female instructor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of instructress is instructresses.
How many letters and syllables are in instructress?
| Letters | 12: I-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 instructress?
Instructress appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
How do you pronounce instructress?
- UK /ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of instructress
- instructresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does instructress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA female instructor.
[…] you must allow me to look upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does instructress come from?
From instructor + -ess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).