apprenticeship
/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/noun
apprenticeship is spelled A-P-P-R-E-N-T-I-C-E-S-H-I-P: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apprenticeship means “The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apprenticeship is apprenticeships.
How many letters and syllables are in apprenticeship?
| Letters | 14: A-P-P-R-E-N-T-I-C-E-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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).
How do you pronounce apprenticeship?
- /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/
- /əˈpɹɛn.tɪʃ.ʃɪp/
Apprenticeship has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-apprenticeship.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-apprenticeship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apprenticeship
- apprenticeships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apprenticeship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.
- 2
The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apprenticeship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apprentissage |
| German | Ausbildungszeit, Lehre, Lehrzeit, Stage , Ausbildung |
| Portuguese | aprendizado , aprendizagem |
| Spanish | aprendizaje, tiempo como aprendiz , formación profesional |
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 apprenticeship come from?
From apprentice + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).