# manhood

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmænhʊd/ · frequency rank #23,593

## Definitions
1. The state or condition of being a human being.
2. The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.
3. All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.
4. The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
5. The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
6. The male genitalia, especially the penis.

## Etymology
From Middle English manhode, also manhede (> obsolete English manhead), equivalent to man + -hood. Cognate with Middle Dutch manheit (“manhood”), Middle Low German manheit (whence German Low German Mannheit (“manhood”)), German Mannheit (“manhood”).

## Easily confused with
- **Masood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manhood-vs-masood)
- **manhole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manhole-vs-manhood)
- **Mahmood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahmood-vs-manhood)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amnhood`, `mahnood`, `manhhood`, `manhod`, `manhodo`, `manhoodd`, `mannhood`, `manohod`, `mmanhood`, `mnahood`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/manhood