fatherhood
fa·ther·hood/ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/noun
fatherhood is spelled F-A-T-H-E-R-H-O-O-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables (fa·ther·hood). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fatherhood means “The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fatherhood is fatherhoods.
How many letters and syllables are in fatherhood?
| Letters | 10: F-A-T-H-E-R-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: fa·ther·hood |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fatherhood?
Fatherhood appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fatherhood?
- UK /ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/
- UK [ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊ̞d]
- US /ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/
Fatherhood has 3 syllables, split fa·ther·hood in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fatherhood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fatherhood
- fatherhoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fatherhood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fatherhood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being a father:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paternité |
| German | Vaterschaft, Vatersein, Vatertum |
| Portuguese | paternidade |
| Spanish | paternidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fatherhood come from?
From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).