# undress

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈdɹɛs/ · frequency rank #34,333

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **unless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undress-vs-unless)
- **unrest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undress-vs-unrest)
- **undressed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undress-vs-undressed)
- **undies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undies-vs-undress)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nudress`, `udnress`, `unddress`, `underss`, `undres`, `undrress`, `undrses`, `unndress`, `unrdess`

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