mayoress

/meɪɚˈɛs/

//meɪɚˈɛs// noun

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"mayoress" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mayoress” is uncommon English (frequency #99,542 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,542
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female mayor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mayoress · mayoress · English

mayoress · rank #99,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,542
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mazer

Nearest frequency peer: mazer (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “mayoress”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “mayoress” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mayoress
PropertyValue
Headwordmayoress
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/meɪɚˈɛs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mayoress” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).mayoressfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “mazer” (#99,544), “masterman” (#99,539), “McChesney” (#99,546). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mayoress” is #99,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mayoress is uncommon English at frequency #99,542 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /meɪɚˈɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

mayoress has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English meyresse, mayresse, mairasse; equivalent to mayor + -ess. The correct English form is mayoress, spelled M-A-Y-O-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female mayor.
  2. 2
    The wife of a (male) mayor.
  3. 3
    A daughter or female friend of a male mayor chosen by him to hold the title mayoress.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mayoress appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The blonde mayoress was apparently a member of the MPLA and there were indications that spies in the town were sending radio messages to the enemy. Life was monotonous and the troops took to fishing to supplement their rations.
  2. With the Spanish port of Cadiz doubling for the Cuban capital Havana, its striking blonde Mayoress Teofila Martinez was offered a small role as a nurse, but she politely declined.

Etymology

From Middle English meyresse, mayresse, mairasse; equivalent to mayor + -ess.

Synonyms

mayorlady mayor

Antonyms

lord mayor

This word in other languages

alcaldesa(Español)mairesse(Français)Bürgermeisterin(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mayoress"?
"mayoress" is spelled M-A-Y-O-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /meɪɚˈɛs/.
What does "mayoress" mean?
As a noun, "mayoress" means: A female mayor.
How do you pronounce "mayoress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mayoress" is /meɪɚˈɛs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mayoress"?
From Middle English meyresse, mayresse, mairasse; equivalent to mayor + -ess. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mayoress", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

McCorkle#99,547McGarvey#99,548McKillop#99,551longhair#99,512

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list