princesse
"princesse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“princesse” is uncommon English (frequency #87,707 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,707
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being or relating to a princesse dress.
Corpus desk
Index EN-princesse · princesse · English
princesse · rank #87,707 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,707
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH primitivism
Nearest frequency peer: primitivism (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “princesse”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- preflight
preflight
12,300 corpus weight
- premenstrual
premenstrual
12,299 corpus weight
- pressurize
pressurize
12,298 corpus weight
- primitivism
primitivism
12,295 corpus weight
- princesse
princesse
12,294 corpus weight
- privileging
privileging
12,291 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “princesse” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | princesse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “princesse” in English
Rare enough to double-check
princesse is uncommon English at frequency #87,707 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Being or relating to a princesse dress.".
No misspelling variants are generated for princesse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French princesse. The correct English form is princesse, spelled P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Being or relating to a princesse dress.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how princesse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The princesse style still reigns supreme, but the modified Empire fashions are already exciting interest, and will unquestionably reign supreme six months from now.
Etymology
From French princesse.
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 "princesse"?
What does "princesse" mean?
What is the origin of the word "princesse"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "princesse", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).