babyhood
/ˈbeɪbihʊd/
"babyhood" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“babyhood” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or period of infancy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-babyhood · babyhood · English
babyhood · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | babyhood |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbeɪbihʊd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “babyhood” in English
Rare enough to double-check
babyhood is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbeɪbihʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or period of infancy.".
babyhood doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From baby + -hood. The correct English form is babyhood, spelled B-A-B-Y-H-O-O-D.
Definition
- 1The state or period of infancy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how babyhood appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Radulph hid his face in his hands and for the first time since babyhood, prayed […]
Etymology
From baby + -hood.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.