flagship

Name: flagship, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈflæɡʃɪp/

//ˈflæɡʃɪp// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“flagship” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,366
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flagship · flagship · English

flagship · rank #10,366 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,366
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH finite

Nearest frequency peer: finite (-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.

eyebrows

89,638
FCC

89,637
finite

89,636
flagship

89,635
forensic

89,634
forthcoming

89,633

What this shows “flagship” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for flagship
Property	Value
Headword	flagship
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈflæɡʃɪp/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#10,366
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flagship”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).flagshiplands here:

#10,366

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “finite” (#10,365), “forensic” (#10,367), “FCC” (#10,364). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flagship” is #10,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around flagship (IPA /ˈflæɡʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,366 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for flagship, with forms such as "falgship", "fflagship", and "flaggship". 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From flag + ship. The correct English form is flagship, spelled F-L-A-G-S-H-I-P.

Definition

1
The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
2
The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
3
The most important one out of a related group.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

After Russia’s flagship in the Black Sea, the Moskva, sank last week, the authorities said that the entire crew of more than 500 had been rescued.
The retail company's store in London is their flagship.

Etymology

From flag + ship.

This word in other languages

navire amiral(Français)Flaggschiff(Deutsch)capitânia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

falgship
fflagship
flaggship
flaghsip
flagshhip
flagshipp
flagshpi
flagsihp
flagsship
flasghip
flgaship
fllagship
lfagship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "flagship"

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 "flagship"?

"flagship" is spelled F-L-A-G-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflæɡʃɪp/.

What does "flagship" mean?

As a noun, "flagship" means: The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

What are common misspellings of "flagship"?

Common misspellings include "falgship", "fflagship", "flaggship", "flaghsip", "flagshhip". The correct spelling is "flagship".

How do you pronounce "flagship"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flagship" is /ˈflæɡʃɪp/. 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 "flagship"?

From flag + 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 "flagship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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