personhood
/ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/noun
personhood is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-H-O-O-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, personhood means “The state or period of being a person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of personhood is personhoods.
How many letters and syllables are in personhood?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-S-O-N-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 personhood?
Personhood appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 personhood?
- /ˈpɝ.sən.hʊd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-personhood.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of personhood
- personhoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does personhood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or period of being a person.
- 2
The status of being considered as a person.
A majority of the present world's peoples delay the conferral of personhood (to children).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does personhood come from?
From person + -hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).