# sisterhood

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪstə.hʊd/ · frequency rank #30,586

## Definitions
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.)

## Etymology
From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).

## Common misspellings (15)
`issterhood`, `sisetrhood`, `sissterhood`, `sistehrood`, `sisterhhood`, `sisterhod`, `sisterhodo`, `sisterhoodd`, `sisterohod`, `sisterrhood`, `sistrehood`, `sistterhood`, `sitserhood`, `ssisterhood`, `ssiterhood`

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