Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayhap

/ˈmeɪhæp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: may-hap
IPA: /ˈmeɪhæp/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I'm one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you'll never see such another […]"
"Then I heard the rush, the stamping and neighing, of some young mares, pasturing there, as they raced to and fro, bewildered or mayhap only in play."
""If you're after some money," said the millionaire, "move that cat out of the way." Catweazle shook his head. "Mayhap 'tis a fetch.""
"Who would not adore Mom and admire old Ma Pettigrew? There is one of each on your street, the younger mayhap heading for the tribulations already unmurmuringly borne by the older."

Etymology

From the phrase “it may hap”.

Usage

Archaic

Derived Forms

mayhaps

Synonyms

possibly perchance perhaps maybe peradventure

Questions

How do you pronounce mayhap?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪhæp/.
What does mayhap mean?: Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
Where does mayhap come from?: From the phrase “it may hap”.

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