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championship

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "championship", 12-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "championship" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "championship" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

championship is aEnglishnoun. It means: A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions. Pronounced /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/. It ranks #2,778 in English word frequency. Often confused with championships.

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 rank visualization

Position of championship in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for championship is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,778 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From champion + -ship. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is championship, spelled C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Etymology

From champion + -ship.

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for championship

Misspelling Variants of "championship"

cahmpionship12cchampionship13chamiponship12chammpionship13champinoship12championhsip12championnship13championshhip13
Misspelling Variants of "championship"

Frequency rank: #2,778 in English

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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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.