clerkship
noun
clerkship is spelled C-L-E-R-K-S-H-I-P: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clerkship means “The state or business of a clerk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clerkship is clerkships.
How many letters and syllables are in clerkship?
| Letters | 9: C-L-E-R-K-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clerkship?
Clerkship appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of clerkship
- clerkships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clerkship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or business of a clerk.
- 2
A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
- 3
Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clerkship come from?
From clerk + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).