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 May 6, 2026) - The state or period of infancy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | babyhood |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbeɪbihʊd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “babyhood” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “babyhood”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-B-Y-H-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.