portress
noun
portress is spelled P-O-R-T-R-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, portress means “A female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of portress is portresses.
How many letters and syllables are in portress?
| Letters | 8: P-O-R-T-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 portress?
Portress appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of portress
- portresses plural
- porteress
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does portress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedrareA female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Portress in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a female porter:
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 portress come from?
From Middle English porteresse; equivalent to porter + -ess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).