Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

correctress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-rec-tress
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector; a correctrix.

Example Sentences

"In order the better to acquit herself of her Office, the Correctress should look over beforehand what has to be read."

Etymology

From corrector + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: corrector

Inflected Forms

correctresses (plural)

Questions

What does correctress mean?: A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector; a correctrix.
Where does correctress come from?: From corrector + -ess.

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