censorship
/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/
"censorship" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“censorship” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,906 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,906
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | censorship |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,906 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “censorship” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for censorship is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,906 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1The 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.
- 2The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
Etymology
From censor + -ship.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “censorship”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-E-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.