maidenhood
/ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/noun
maidenhood is spelled M-A-I-D-E-N-H-O-O-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maidenhood means “The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maidenhood is maidenhoods.
How many letters and syllables are in maidenhood?
| Letters | 10: M-A-I-D-E-N-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 maidenhood?
Maidenhood appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 maidenhood?
- UK /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maidenhood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maidenhood
- maidenhoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maidenhood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
- 2
A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
- 3
Freshness; newness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maidenhood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | virginité |
| German | Jungfräulichkeit |
| Portuguese | donzelice, donzelia |
| Spanish | virginidad, doncellez |
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 maidenhood come from?
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).