undress

/ʌnˈdɹɛs/

//ʌnˈdɹɛs// verb

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"undress" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“undress” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,333
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove one's clothing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-undress · undress · English

undress · rank #34,333 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,333
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uninteresting

Nearest frequency peer: uninteresting (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “undress”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “undress” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

undress vs unless
71% similar
undress vs unrest
71% similar
undress vs undressed
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for undress
PropertyValue
Headwordundress
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʌnˈdɹɛs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,333
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “undress”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).undresslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “uninteresting” (#34,334), “unchallenged” (#34,331), “turmeric” (#34,330). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “undress” is #34,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around undress (IPA /ʌnˈdɹɛs/), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,333 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for undress, with forms such as "nudress", "udnress", and "unddress". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "unless", "unrest", "undressed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”). The correct English form is undress, spelled U-N-D-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    To remove one's clothing.
  2. 2
    To remove one’s clothing.
  3. 3
    To remove the clothing of (someone).
  4. 4
    To strip something off.
  5. 5
    To take the dressing, or covering, from.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how undress appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She undressed herself before putting on her bedclothes.
  2. The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.

Etymology

From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).

Synonyms

denudedespoildismantledisrobedivestdoffpeelput offstripstrip downstrip offunclotheundress

Antonyms

dressclothe

This word in other languages

desvestirse(Español)se déshabiller(Français)ausziehen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nudress
  • udnress
  • unddress
  • underss
  • undres
  • undrress
  • undrses
  • unndress
  • unrdess

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undress - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nudress2udnress2unddress1underss2undres1undrress1undrses2unndress1
Edit distance from "undress"

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 "undress"?
"undress" is spelled U-N-D-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌnˈdɹɛs/.
What does "undress" mean?
As a verb, "undress" means: To remove one's clothing.
What words are commonly confused with "undress"?
"undress" is commonly confused with "unless", "unrest", "undressed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "undress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "undress" is /ʌnˈdɹɛs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "undress"?
From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "undress", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trotsky#34,328triples#34,326vitriol#34,341wagging#34,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list