# perhaps

> English word · Adverb · IPA /pəˈhæps/ · frequency rank #854

## Definitions
1. Possibly.
2. By chance.

## Etymology
From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s, on model of Middle English parchaunce (modern perchance).

## Common misspellings (11)
`eprhaps`, `pehraps`, `perahps`, `perhapps`, `perhapss`, `perhasp`, `perhhaps`, `perhpas`, `perrhaps`, `pperhaps`, `prehaps`

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