personhood

/ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/

//ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd// noun

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

The verdict

“personhood” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,026
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state or period of being a person.

Key facts for personhood
PropertyValue
Headwordpersonhood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,026
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “personhood” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). personhood lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around personhood (IPA /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,026 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for personhood, with forms such as "eprsonhood", "perosnhood", and "perrsonhood". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From person + -hood. The correct English form is personhood, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-H-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or period of being a person.
  2. 2
    The status of being considered as a person.

Etymology

From person + -hood.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsonhood
  • perosnhood
  • perrsonhood
  • persnohood
  • persohnood
  • personhhood
  • personhod
  • personhodo
  • personhoodd
  • personnhood
  • personohod
  • perssonhood
  • pesronhood
  • ppersonhood
  • presonhood

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of personhood - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprsonhood2perosnhood2perrsonhood1persnohood2persohnood2personhhood1personhod1personhodo2
Edit distance from "personhood"

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 "personhood"?
"personhood" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-H-O-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/.
What does "personhood" mean?
As a noun, "personhood" means: The state or period of being a person.
What are common misspellings of "personhood"?
Common misspellings include "eprsonhood", "perosnhood", "perrsonhood", "persnohood", "persohnood". The correct spelling is "personhood".
How do you pronounce "personhood"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "personhood" is /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/. 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 "personhood"?
From person + -hood. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “personhood”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-H-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list