apprenticeship

/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/

//əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp// noun

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"apprenticeship" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“apprenticeship” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,571
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.

Corpus desk

Index EN-apprenticeship · apprenticeship · English

apprenticeship · rank #15,571 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,571
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspire

Nearest frequency peer: aspire (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “apprenticeship”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “apprenticeship” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apprenticeship
PropertyValue
Headwordapprenticeship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/
Letters14
Frequency rank#15,571
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “apprenticeship”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).apprenticeshiplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “aspire” (#15,572), “aperture” (#15,569), “benches” (#15,573). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “apprenticeship” is #15,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around apprenticeship (IPA /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,571 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for apprenticeship, with forms such as "appernticeship", "apprenitceship", and "apprennticeship". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From apprentice + -ship. The correct English form is apprenticeship, spelled A-P-P-R-E-N-T-I-C-E-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.
  2. 2
    The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apprenticeship appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There, however, he had disappointed expectation. In sooth, his genius was of too creative an order for the apprenticeship of learning; he needed life in its hopes, its fears, its endurance; all that the poet learns to reproduce.
  2. Entry to shop grades is by apprenticeship, boys bring taken as apprentices on leaving school.

Etymology

From apprentice + -ship.

This word in other languages

aprendizaje(Español)apprentissage(Français)Ausbildungszeit(Deutsch)aprendizado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • appernticeship
  • apprenitceship
  • apprennticeship
  • apprentcieship
  • apprenticceship
  • apprenticehsip
  • apprenticeshhip
  • apprenticeshipp
  • apprenticeshpi
  • apprenticesihp
  • apprenticesship
  • apprenticsehip
  • apprentiecship
  • apprentticeship
  • appretniceship
  • apprneticeship
  • apprrenticeship
  • aprenticeship
  • aprpenticeship
  • paprenticeship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apprenticeship - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

appernticeship2apprenitceship2apprennticeship1apprentcieship2apprenticceship1apprenticehsip2apprenticeshhip1apprenticeshipp1
Edit distance from "apprenticeship"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apprenticeship"?
"apprenticeship" is spelled A-P-P-R-E-N-T-I-C-E-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/.
What does "apprenticeship" mean?
As a noun, "apprenticeship" means: The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.
What are common misspellings of "apprenticeship"?
Common misspellings include "appernticeship", "apprenitceship", "apprennticeship", "apprentcieship", "apprenticceship". The correct spelling is "apprenticeship".
How do you pronounce "apprenticeship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apprenticeship" is /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "apprenticeship"?
From apprentice + -ship. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apprenticeship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list