mayhap
/ˈmeɪhæp/obsolete
mayhap is spelled M-A-Y-H-A-P: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, mayhap means “Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mayhap?
| Letters | 6: M-A-Y-H-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 mayhap?
Mayhap appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 mayhap?
- /ˈmeɪhæp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mayhap.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does mayhap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicrareMaybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mayhap come from?
From the phrase “it may hap”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).