# waitress

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/ · frequency rank #13,837

## Definitions
1. A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.

## Etymology
From waiter + -ess.

## Easily confused with
- **witness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waitress-vs-witness)

## Common misspellings (10)
`awitress`, `wairtess`, `waiterss`, `waitres`, `waitrress`, `waitrses`, `waittress`, `watiress`, `wiatress`, `wwaitress`

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