# readership vs ridership

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### readership
*noun · frequency rank #24,877*
The collected readers of a publication.

### ridership
*noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.dəɹ.ʃɪp/ · frequency rank #42,870*
The people who ride a form of transportation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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