mistresses

noun

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"mistresses" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mistresses” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,656
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of mistress

Corpus desk

Index EN-mistresses · mistresses · English

mistresses · rank #31,656 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,656
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH milieu

Nearest frequency peer: milieu (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mistresses”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mistresses” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mistresses vs mistress
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mistresses
PropertyValue
Headwordmistresses
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,656
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mistresses”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “milieu” (#31,655), “miz” (#31,657), “midwifery” (#31,654). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mistresses” is #31,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around mistresses, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,656 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of mistress".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for mistresses, with forms such as "imstresses", "misrtesses", and "misstresses". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mistress", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is mistresses, spelled M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of mistress

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imstresses
  • misrtesses
  • misstresses
  • mistersses
  • mistreses
  • mistresess
  • mistressess
  • mistressse
  • mistrresses
  • mistrseses
  • misttresses
  • mitsresses
  • mmistresses
  • msitresses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mistresses - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imstresses2misrtesses2misstresses1mistersses2mistreses1mistresess2mistressess1mistressse2
Edit distance from "mistresses"

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 "mistresses"?
"mistresses" is spelled M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S-E-S.
What does "mistresses" mean?
As a noun, "mistresses" means: plural of mistress
What words are commonly confused with "mistresses"?
"mistresses" is commonly confused with "mistress". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mistresses" come from?
"mistresses" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

myocardial#31,666mackintosh#31,644overstated#31,688irradiated#31,619

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

midwifery14 variantsMonsignor14 variantsnormality14 variantsOppenheimer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list