companionship

/kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/

//kəmˈpænjənʃɪp// noun

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"companionship" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“companionship” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,621
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of having or being a companion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-companionship · companionship · English

companionship · rank #22,621 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,621
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH complacent

Nearest frequency peer: complacent (+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 “companionship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “companionship” 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 companionship
PropertyValue
Headwordcompanionship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
Letters13
Frequency rank#22,621
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “companionship”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).companionshiplands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “complacent” (#22,622), “complicit” (#22,623), “clot” (#22,618). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “companionship” is #22,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around companionship (IPA /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,621 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for companionship, with forms such as "ccompanionship", "cmopanionship", and "comapnionship". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of having or being a companion.
  2. 2
    An association, a fellowship.
  3. 3
    The state of being a journeyman.
  4. 4
    An organized group of people.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. seek companionship
  2. mutual companionship

Etymology

From companion + -ship.

This word in other languages

compañerismo(Español)camaraderie(Français)Kameradschaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompanionship
  • cmopanionship
  • comapnionship
  • commpanionship
  • compainonship
  • companinoship
  • companionhsip
  • companionnship
  • companionshhip
  • companionshipp
  • companionshpi
  • companionsihp
  • companionsship
  • companiosnhip
  • compannionship
  • companoinship
  • compnaionship
  • comppanionship
  • copmanionship
  • ocmpanionship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompanionship1cmopanionship2comapnionship2commpanionship1compainonship2companinoship2companionhsip2companionnship1
Edit distance from "companionship"

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 "companionship"?
"companionship" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-N-I-O-N-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/.
What does "companionship" mean?
As a noun, "companionship" means: The state of having or being a companion.
What are common misspellings of "companionship"?
Common misspellings include "ccompanionship", "cmopanionship", "comapnionship", "commpanionship", "compainonship". The correct spelling is "companionship".
How do you pronounce "companionship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "companionship" is /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/. 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 "companionship"?
From companion + -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 "companionship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

synchronized20 variantslongstanding20 variantsorganisational20 variantsdeforestation20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list