ogress
/ˈəʊɡɹɛs/
"ogress" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ogress” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female ogre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ogress |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈəʊɡɹɛs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ogress” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ogress is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈəʊɡɹɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ogress, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed in the early 1700s from French ogresse, equivalent to ogre + -ess. Piecewise doublet of orcess. The correct English form is ogress, spelled O-G-R-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1A female ogre.
- 2A fierce, unfriendly woman.
Etymology
Borrowed in the early 1700s from French ogresse, equivalent to ogre + -ess. Piecewise doublet of orcess.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ogress”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-G-R-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.