# flagship

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflæɡʃɪp/ · frequency rank #10,366

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From flag + ship.

## Common misspellings (13)
`falgship`, `fflagship`, `flaggship`, `flaghsip`, `flagshhip`, `flagshipp`, `flagshpi`, `flagsihp`, `flagsship`, `flasghip`, `flgaship`, `fllagship`, `lfagship`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flagship