motherhood
mo·ther·hood/ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/noun
motherhood is spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-H-O-O-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables (mo·ther·hood). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, motherhood means “The state of being a mother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of motherhood is motherhoods.
How many letters and syllables are in motherhood?
| Letters | 10: M-O-T-H-E-R-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mo·ther·hood |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is motherhood?
Motherhood appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 motherhood?
- UK /ˈmʌðəhʊd/
- US /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/
- US /ˈmə-/
Motherhood has 3 syllables, split mo·ther·hood in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-motherhood.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-motherhood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with motherhood?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as motherhood from its last stressed vowel (/ʌðəɹhʊd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of motherhood
- motherhoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does motherhood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being a mother.
- 2
Mothers, considered as a group.
the nation's motherhood
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Motherhood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maternité |
| German | Mutterschaft, Muttersein, Muttertum |
| Portuguese | maternidade , mães |
| Spanish | maternidad |
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 motherhood come from?
From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).