viscountess
/ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/
"viscountess" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“viscountess” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The wife of a viscount.
Corpus desk
Index EN-viscountess · viscountess · English
viscountess · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viscountess |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “viscountess” in English
Rare enough to double-check
viscountess is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for viscountess, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse. The correct English form is viscountess, spelled V-I-S-C-O-U-N-T-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The wife of a viscount.
- 2A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how viscountess appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.
Etymology
From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.