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Comtessa vs Countess - What's the difference?

comtessa | countess |

As nouns the difference between comtessa and countess

is that comtessa is countess while countess is the wife of a count or earl.

countess

English

Noun

(es)
  • The wife of a count or earl.
  • The title used by a female who holds an earldom in her own right.
  • Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.