mayhap
/ˈmeɪhæp/
"mayhap" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mayhap” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mayhap · mayhap · English
mayhap · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | mayhap |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪhæp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mayhap” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mayhap is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈmeɪhæp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.".
mayhap has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the phrase “it may hap”. The correct English form is mayhap, spelled M-A-Y-H-A-P.
Definition
- 1Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mayhap appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you'll never see such another […]
Then I heard the rush, the stamping and neighing, of some young mares, pasturing there, as they raced to and fro, bewildered or mayhap only in play.
Etymology
From the phrase “it may hap”.
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.