deanship
/ˈdiːnʃɪp/noun
deanship is spelled D-E-A-N-S-H-I-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deanship means “The position or role of a dean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deanship is deanships.
How many letters and syllables are in deanship?
| Letters | 8: D-E-A-N-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 deanship?
Deanship appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
How do you pronounce deanship?
- UK /ˈdiːnʃɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deanship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deanship
- deanships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deanship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The position or role of a dean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deanship come from?
From dean + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).