apostleship
noun
apostleship is spelled A-P-O-S-T-L-E-S-H-I-P: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apostleship means “The position, post, or duty of being an apostle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apostleship is apostleships.
How many letters and syllables are in apostleship?
| Letters | 11: A-P-O-S-T-L-E-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 apostleship?
Apostleship appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 apostleship
- apostleships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apostleship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apostleship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the position of being an apostle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apostolat |
| German | Apostelamt |
| Portuguese | apostolado |
| Spanish | apostolado |
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 apostleship come from?
From apostle + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).