sisterhood
/ˈsɪstɚˌhʊd/noun
sisterhood is spelled S-I-S-T-E-R-H-O-O-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sisterhood means “The state, or kinship of being sisters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sisterhood is sisterhoods.
How many letters and syllables are in sisterhood?
| Letters | 10: S-I-S-T-E-R-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 sisterhood?
Sisterhood appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 sisterhood?
- UK /ˈsɪstə.hʊd/
- US /ˈsɪstɚˌhʊd/
Sisterhood has 3 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)-Wodencafe-sisterhood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sisterhood
- sisterhoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sisterhood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state, or kinship of being sisters.
- 2
The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
- 3
A religious society of women.
- 4
The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sisterhood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sororité |
| German | Schwesterschaft , Schwesternschaft, Frauenorden |
| Portuguese | sororidade |
| Spanish | sororidad |
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 sisterhood come from?
From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).