# priestess

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpriːstɛs/ · frequency rank #30,923

## Definitions
1. A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
2. A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
3. A priest’s wife.

## Etymology
From priest + -ess. Compare Middle English preesteresse (“priestess”). Piecewise doublet of presbyteress.

## Easily confused with
- **priests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priestess-vs-priests)

## Common misspellings (12)
`pirestess`, `ppriestess`, `preistess`, `priesetss`, `priesstess`, `priestes`, `priestses`, `priesttess`, `prietsess`, `prisetess`, `prriestess`, `rpiestess`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/priestess