Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vampiress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
vam-piress
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female vampire.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree French vampirebor. English vampire Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English vampiress From vampire + -ess.

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What does vampiress mean?
A female vampire.
Where does vampiress come from?
Etymology tree French vampirebor. English vampire Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English vampiress From vampire + -ess.

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