discipleship
noun
discipleship is spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-E-S-H-I-P: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discipleship means “The condition of being a disciple” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discipleship is discipleships.
How many letters and syllables are in discipleship?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-C-I-P-L-E-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 discipleship?
Discipleship appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 discipleship
- discipleships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discipleship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being a disciple.
Near-synonyms: followership; apprenticeship, tutelage
- 2
The period during which a person is a disciple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discipleship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being a disciple:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | discipulat |
| German | Jüngersein, Jüngerschaft |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does discipleship come from?
From disciple + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).