motherhood

/ˈmʌðəhʊd/

//ˈmʌðəhʊd// noun

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"motherhood" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“motherhood” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,904. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,904
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being a mother.

Corpus desk

Index EN-motherhood · motherhood · English

motherhood · rank #17,904 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,904
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH morphine

Nearest frequency peer: morphine (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “motherhood”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “motherhood” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for motherhood
PropertyValue
Headwordmotherhood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmʌðəhʊd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,904
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “motherhood”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).motherhoodlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “morphine” (#17,903), “Motorola” (#17,905), “murderous” (#17,906). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “motherhood” is #17,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around motherhood (IPA /ˈmʌðəhʊd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,904 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for motherhood, with forms such as "mmotherhood", "mohterhood", and "motehrhood". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood. The correct English form is motherhood, spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-H-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being a mother.
  2. 2
    Mothers, considered as a group.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how motherhood appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the nation's motherhood

Etymology

From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood.

Synonyms

momhoodmumhoodmommyhoodmummyhoodmothership

This word in other languages

maternidad(Español)maternité(Français)Mutterschaft(Deutsch)maternidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmotherhood
  • mohterhood
  • motehrhood
  • mothehrood
  • motherhhood
  • motherhod
  • motherhodo
  • motherhoodd
  • motherohod
  • motherrhood
  • mothherhood
  • mothrehood
  • mottherhood
  • mtoherhood
  • omtherhood

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of motherhood - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmotherhood1mohterhood2motehrhood2mothehrood2motherhhood1motherhod1motherhodo2motherhoodd1
Edit distance from "motherhood"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "motherhood"?
"motherhood" is spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-H-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmʌðəhʊd/.
What does "motherhood" mean?
As a noun, "motherhood" means: The state of being a mother.
What are common misspellings of "motherhood"?
Common misspellings include "mmotherhood", "mohterhood", "motehrhood", "mothehrood", "motherhhood". The correct spelling is "motherhood".
How do you pronounce "motherhood"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "motherhood" is /ˈmʌðəhʊd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "motherhood"?
From Middle English moderhode, moderhede, equivalent to mother + -hood. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "motherhood", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list