Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innkeepress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: innkeep-ress
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female innkeeper.

Example Sentences

"Which reminds me of our last, and most disappointing, visit to the “innkeepress and his beautiful girl.”"
"[…] and his engrossing but ephemeral love-affair with the daughter of the “innkeepress” at Tiefis, Mr. Douglas gives his sparkling humour full rein."
"I left the lovely Polish inkeepress a Cincinnati “Who gives an oink?” sweatshirt and a Bicentennial t-shirt."
"The letter disturbed me for three reasons. First, Ms. Spivey indicated the “innkeepress” put the folks in a June slot when the booking agent said July."

Etymology

From innkeeper + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: innkeeper

Inflected Forms

innkeeperess (alternative)

Questions

What does innkeepress mean?: A female innkeeper.
Where does innkeepress come from?: From innkeeper + -ess.

How to pronounce innkeepress

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “innkeepress”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “innkeepress”.
Repeat and practice — Say “innkeepress” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.