fellowship

/ˈfɛləʃɪp/

//ˈfɛləʃɪp// noun

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"fellowship" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fellowship” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,790
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A company of people that share the same interest or aim.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fellowship · fellowship · English

fellowship · rank #8,790 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,790
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fatigue

Nearest frequency peer: fatigue (-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 “fellowship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fellowship” 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 fellowship
PropertyValue
Headwordfellowship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɛləʃɪp/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,790
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fellowship”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).fellowshiplands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fatigue” (#8,789), “fictional” (#8,791), “fade” (#8,788). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fellowship” is #8,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around fellowship (IPA /ˈfɛləʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,790 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fellowship, with forms such as "efllowship", "felloswhip", and "fellowhsip". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English felowschipe, felawshipe, felaȝschyp, equivalent to fellow + -ship; or perhaps adapted from Old Norse félagskapr, félagsskapr (“fellowship”). Compare Icelandic félagsskapur (“companionship, company, community”), Danish fællesskab (“fellow… The correct English form is fellowship, spelled F-E-L-L-O-W-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
  2. 2
    Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
  3. 3
    A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
  4. 4
    A merit-based scholarship.
  5. 5
    A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
  6. 6
    A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
  7. 7
    The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Fellowship of the Ring
  2. […]But then the mind much ſufferance doth or'e ſcip, When griefe hath mates,and bearing fellowſhip : How light and portable my paine ſeemes now, When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow, He childed as I fathered,Tom away, Marke the high noyſes and thy ſelfe bewray,[…]

Etymology

From Middle English felowschipe, felawshipe, felaȝschyp, equivalent to fellow + -ship; or perhaps adapted from Old Norse félagskapr, félagsskapr (“fellowship”). Compare Icelandic félagsskapur (“companionship, company, community”), Danish fællesskab (“fellowship”), Norwegian fellesskap (“fellowship”), and Old Swedish fælaghskap (“fellowship”)

This word in other languages

confraternidad(Español)confrérie(Français)Gemeinschaft(Deutsch)irmandade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efllowship
  • felloswhip
  • fellowhsip
  • fellowshhip
  • fellowshipp
  • fellowshpi
  • fellowsihp
  • fellowsship
  • fellowwship
  • fellwoship
  • felolwship
  • felowship
  • ffellowship
  • flelowship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fellowship - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efllowship2felloswhip2fellowhsip2fellowshhip1fellowshipp1fellowshpi2fellowsihp2fellowsship1
Edit distance from "fellowship"

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 "fellowship"?
"fellowship" is spelled F-E-L-L-O-W-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɛləʃɪp/.
What does "fellowship" mean?
As a noun, "fellowship" means: A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
What are common misspellings of "fellowship"?
Common misspellings include "efllowship", "felloswhip", "fellowhsip", "fellowshhip", "fellowshipp". The correct spelling is "fellowship".
How do you pronounce "fellowship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fellowship" is /ˈfɛləʃɪp/. 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 "fellowship"?
From Middle English felowschipe, felawshipe, felaȝschyp, equivalent to fellow + -ship; or perhaps adapted from Old Norse félagskapr, félagsskapr (“fellowship”). Compare Icelandic félagsskapur (“companionship, company, community”), Danish fællesska... 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 "fellowship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

endangered#8,785behavioral#8,758midfielder#8,824quantities#8,846

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

judgement14 variantslogistics14 variantsadvancing14 variantsabundance14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list