championship

/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/

//ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp// noun

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"championship" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“championship” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,778
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-championship · championship · English

championship · rank #2,778 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,778
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH calm

Nearest frequency peer: calm (-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 “championship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “championship” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

championship vs championships
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for championship
PropertyValue
Headwordchampionship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,778
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “championship”

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).championshiplands 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 “calm” (#2,777), “checked” (#2,779), “cable” (#2,776). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “championship” is #2,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around championship (IPA /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,778 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for championship, with forms such as "cahmpionship", "cchampionship", and "chamiponship". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "championships", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From champion + -ship. The correct English form is championship, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
  2. 2
    The position of champion, or winner.
  3. 3
    Defense or support of some cause.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.
  2. They had also dropped their championship of Jones, who had given up hope of getting his farm back and gone to live in another part of the county.

Etymology

From champion + -ship.

This word in other languages

campeonato(Español)championnat(Français)Meisterschaft(Deutsch)campeonato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmpionship
  • cchampionship
  • chamiponship
  • chammpionship
  • champinoship
  • championhsip
  • championnship
  • championshhip
  • championshipp
  • championshpi
  • championsihp
  • championsship
  • champiosnhip
  • champoinship
  • champpionship
  • chapmionship
  • chhampionship
  • chmapionship
  • hcampionship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahmpionship2cchampionship1chamiponship2chammpionship1champinoship2championhsip2championnship1championshhip1
Edit distance from "championship"

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 "championship"?
"championship" is spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/.
What does "championship" mean?
As a noun, "championship" means: A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
What words are commonly confused with "championship"?
"championship" is commonly confused with "championships". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "championship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "championship" is /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.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 "championship"?
From champion + -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 "championship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

independence19 variantscommunications19 variantscontemporary19 variantsdistribution19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list