governorship

noun

"governorship" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“governorship” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,015
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The office, or the term of a governor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-governorship · governorship · English

governorship · rank #32,015 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,015
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gothenburg

Nearest frequency peer: Gothenburg (-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 “governorship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “governorship” 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 governorship
PropertyValue
Headwordgovernorship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#32,015
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “governorship”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).governorshiplands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Gothenburg” (#32,014), “Graf” (#32,016), “grunts” (#32,017). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “governorship” is #32,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around governorship, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,015 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The office, or the term of a governor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for governorship, with forms such as "ggovernorship", "goevrnorship", and "govenrorship". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From governor + -ship. The correct English form is governorship, spelled G-O-V-E-R-N-O-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The office, or the term of a governor.

Etymology

From governor + -ship.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggovernorship
  • goevrnorship
  • govenrorship
  • governnorship
  • governorhsip
  • governorrship
  • governorshhip
  • governorshipp
  • governorshpi
  • governorsihp
  • governorsship
  • governosrhip
  • governroship
  • goveronrship
  • goverrnorship
  • govrenorship
  • govvernorship
  • gvoernorship
  • ogvernorship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of governorship - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggovernorship1goevrnorship2govenrorship2governnorship1governorhsip2governorrship1governorshhip1governorshipp1
Edit distance from "governorship"

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 "governorship"?
"governorship" is spelled G-O-V-E-R-N-O-R-S-H-I-P.
What does "governorship" mean?
As a noun, "governorship" means: The office, or the term of a governor.
What are common misspellings of "governorship"?
Common misspellings include "ggovernorship", "goevrnorship", "govenrorship", "governnorship", "governorhsip". The correct spelling is "governorship".
What is the origin of the word "governorship"?
From governor + -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 "governorship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list