sainthood
noun
sainthood is spelled S-A-I-N-T-H-O-O-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sainthood means “The state of being a saint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sainthood is sainthoods.
How many letters and syllables are in sainthood?
| Letters | 9: S-A-I-N-T-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sainthood?
Sainthood appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 sainthood?
- US
Sainthood has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sainthood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sainthood
- sainthoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sainthood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being a saint.
- 2
Saints collectively.
- 3
A religious practice or institution involving the recognition and veneration of saints.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sainthood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being a saint:
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 sainthood come from?
From saint + -hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).