censorship

/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/

//ˈsɛnsəʃɪp// noun

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

The verdict

“censorship” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,906
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-censorship · censorship · English

censorship · rank #8,906 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,906
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH carriage

Nearest frequency peer: carriage (-2 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 “censorship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “censorship” 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 censorship
PropertyValue
Headwordcensorship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,906
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “censorship”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).censorshiplands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “carriage” (#8,904), “Cl” (#8,908), “cakes” (#8,903). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “censorship” is #8,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around censorship (IPA /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,906 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for censorship, with forms such as "ccensorship", "cennsorship", and "cenosrship". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From censor + -ship. The correct English form is censorship, spelled C-E-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.
  2. 2
    The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."
  2. During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort.

Etymology

From censor + -ship.

This word in other languages

censura(Español)censure(Français)Zensur(Deutsch)censura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccensorship
  • cennsorship
  • cenosrship
  • censorhsip
  • censorrship
  • censorshhip
  • censorshipp
  • censorshpi
  • censorsihp
  • censorsship
  • censosrhip
  • censroship
  • censsorship
  • cesnorship
  • cnesorship
  • ecnsorship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of censorship - 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.

ccensorship1cennsorship1cenosrship2censorhsip2censorrship1censorshhip1censorshipp1censorshpi2
Edit distance from "censorship"

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 "censorship"?
"censorship" is spelled C-E-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/.
What does "censorship" mean?
As a noun, "censorship" means: The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.
What are common misspellings of "censorship"?
Common misspellings include "ccensorship", "cennsorship", "cenosrship", "censorhsip", "censorrship". The correct spelling is "censorship".
How do you pronounce "censorship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censorship" is /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/. 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 "censorship"?
From censor + -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 "censorship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list