schoolmistress
noun
schoolmistress is spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schoolmistress means “A woman in charge of a school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schoolmistress is schoolmistresses.
How many letters and syllables are in schoolmistress?
| Letters | 14: S-C-H-O-O-L-M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 schoolmistress?
Schoolmistress appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 schoolmistress
- schoolmistresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schoolmistress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman in charge of a school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does schoolmistress come from?
From school + mistress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).