maidenhood
/ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/
"maidenhood" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maidenhood” 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) - The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maidenhood · maidenhood · English
maidenhood · 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 | maidenhood |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “maidenhood” in English
Rare enough to double-check
maidenhood is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
maidenhood doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood. The correct English form is maidenhood, spelled M-A-I-D-E-N-H-O-O-D.
Definition
- 1The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
- 2A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
- 3Freshness; newness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maidenhood appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thenne she said my lord sir launcelot I biseche yow see me as soone as ye may / for I haue obeyed me vnto the prophecy that my fader teld me / And by his commaūdement to fulfille this prophecy I haue gyuen the grettest rychesse and the fayrest floure that euer I had / and that is my maydenhode that I shalle neuer haue ageyne / and therfore gentyl knyȝt ow…
Etymology
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
Synonyms
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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.