mistress

/ˈmɪs.trɪs/

//ˈmɪs.trɪs// noun

The verdict

“mistress” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,297 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,297
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dueña, ama.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mistress · mistress · Spanish

mistress · rank #80,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,297
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mochuelo

Nearest frequency peer: mochuelo (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mistress”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mistress” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mistress
PropertyValue
Headwordmistress
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɪs.trɪs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mistress” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mistresscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mochuelo” (#80,299), “modelados” (#80,300), “minimizado” (#80,293). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mistress” va en #80,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mistress is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,297 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪs.trɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mistress, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mistress, spelled M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dueña, ama.
  2. 2
    Señora.
  3. 3
    Amante.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mistress"?
"mistress" is spelled M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɪs.trɪs/.
What does "mistress" mean?
As a noun, "mistress" means: Dueña, ama.
How do you pronounce "mistress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mistress" is /ˈmɪs.trɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mistress" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list