viscountess
/ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/noun
viscountess is spelled V-I-S-C-O-U-N-T-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, viscountess means “The wife of a viscount” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of viscountess is viscountesses.
How many letters and syllables are in viscountess?
| Letters | 11: V-I-S-C-O-U-N-T-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 viscountess?
Viscountess appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 viscountess?
- US /ˈvaɪkaʊntəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-viscountess.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of viscountess
- viscountesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does viscountess mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The wife of a viscount.
- 2
A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
Before his own elevation to an earldom, Disraeli's wife was created Viscountess Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Viscountess in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense viscount's wife:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vicomtesse |
| Portuguese | viscondessa |
| Spanish | vizcondesa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does viscountess come from?
From Middle English viscountes, viscountesse, probably from Middle French viscontesse; equivalent to viscount + -ess. Doublet of vicomtesse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).