# friendship

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ · frequency rank #3,694

## Definitions
1. The condition of being friends.
2. A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
3. Good will.

## Etymology
From Middle English frendshipe, from Old English frēondsċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *friundskapi. Equivalent to friend + -ship.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ffriendship`, `firendship`, `freindship`, `friednship`, `frienddship`, `friendhsip`, `friendshhip`, `friendshipp`, `friendshpi`, `friendsihp`, `friendsship`, `frienndship`, `friensdhip`, `frinedship`, `frriendship`, `rfiendship`

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