authorship

noun

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"authorship" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“authorship” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,752
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.

Corpus desk

Index EN-authorship · authorship · English

authorship · rank #23,752 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,752
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH auctioneer

Nearest frequency peer: auctioneer (-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 “authorship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “authorship” 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 authorship
PropertyValue
Headwordauthorship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,752
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “authorship”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “auctioneer” (#23,751), “awoke” (#23,753), “attainment” (#23,750). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “authorship” is #23,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around authorship, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,752 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for authorship, with forms such as "atuhorship", "auhtorship", and "authhorship". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From author + -ship. The correct English form is authorship, spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
  2. 2
    The source; the origin; the origination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. We are unaware of the authorship of this book.

Etymology

From author + -ship.

This word in other languages

autoría(Español)paternité(Français)Autorschaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuhorship
  • auhtorship
  • authhorship
  • authorhsip
  • authorrship
  • authorshhip
  • authorshipp
  • authorshpi
  • authorsihp
  • authorsship
  • authosrhip
  • authroship
  • autohrship
  • autthorship
  • uathorship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of authorship - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atuhorship2auhtorship2authhorship1authorhsip2authorrship1authorshhip1authorshipp1authorshpi2
Edit distance from "authorship"

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 "authorship"?
"authorship" is spelled A-U-T-H-O-R-S-H-I-P.
What does "authorship" mean?
As a noun, "authorship" means: The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
What are common misspellings of "authorship"?
Common misspellings include "atuhorship", "auhtorship", "authhorship", "authorhsip", "authorrship". The correct spelling is "authorship".
What is the origin of the word "authorship"?
From author + -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 "authorship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auctioneer#23,751attainment#23,750battleship#23,757circumvent#23,783

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Blanchard15 variantsunorthodox15 variantsundeniably15 variantscrunching15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list