maidenhair
/ˈmeɪdənhɛː/
"maidenhair" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maidenhair” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A woman's pubic hair.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maidenhair · maidenhair · English
maidenhair · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | maidenhair |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪdənhɛː/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “maidenhair” in English
Rare enough to double-check
maidenhair is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmeɪdənhɛː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maidenhair, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From maiden + hair. The correct English form is maidenhair, spelled M-A-I-D-E-N-H-A-I-R.
Definition
- 1A woman's pubic hair.
- 2Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
- 3Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maidenhair appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He fingered shreds of hair, her maidenhair, her mermaid's, into the bowl
His fingers tore at her maidenhair. Gasping, she recoiled for long enough to allow him entry.
Etymology
From maiden + hair.
Synonyms
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.