Jewess
/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɛs/noun
Jewess is spelled J-E-W-E-S-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jewess means “A female Jew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jewess is Jewesses.
How many letters and syllables are in Jewess?
| Letters | 6: J-E-W-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Jewess?
Jewess appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 Jewess?
- /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɛs/
- /d͡ʒuːˈɛs/
Jewess has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Jewess.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Jewess
- Jewesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jewess mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA female Jew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jewess in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female Jew:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Jewess come from?
From Middle English Jewesse, from Old French juiesse, juise; equivalent to Jew + -ess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).