maidenhair
/ˈmeɪdənhɛəɹ/noun
maidenhair is spelled M-A-I-D-E-N-H-A-I-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maidenhair means “A woman's pubic hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maidenhair is maidenhairs.
How many letters and syllables are in maidenhair?
| Letters | 10: M-A-I-D-E-N-H-A-I-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 maidenhair?
Maidenhair appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 maidenhair?
- UK /ˈmeɪdənhɛː/
- US /ˈmeɪdənhɛəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-maidenhair.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maidenhair
- maidenhairs plural
- maiden-hair
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maidenhair mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman's pubic hair.
- 2
Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
- 3
CanadaUSEither of two ericaceous plants: creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) or checkerberry (G. procumbens).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maidenhair in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fern:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | capillaire, adiante |
| German | Frauenhaarfarn, Frauenhaar, Venushaar |
| Portuguese | avenca |
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 maidenhair come from?
From maiden + hair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).