priss
/pɹɪs/noun, verb
priss is spelled P-R-I-S-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, priss means “A prissy person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of priss is prisses.
How many letters and syllables are in priss?
| Letters | 5: P-R-I-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 priss?
Priss appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
How do you pronounce priss?
- /pɹɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-priss.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of priss
- prisses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- prissing participle, present
- prissed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does priss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA prissy person
verb
- 1
To dress or behave in a prissy manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does priss come from?
Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).