spinsterhood
noun
spinsterhood is spelled S-P-I-N-S-T-E-R-H-O-O-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spinsterhood means “The condition of being a spinster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spinsterhood is spinsterhoods.
How many letters and syllables are in spinsterhood?
| Letters | 12: S-P-I-N-S-T-E-R-H-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 spinsterhood?
Spinsterhood appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
Forms of spinsterhood
- spinsterhoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spinsterhood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being a spinster.
- 2
The time during which one is a spinster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spinsterhood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of a spinster:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | solteronería |
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 spinsterhood come from?
From spinster + -hood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).