headship
noun
headship is spelled H-E-A-D-S-H-I-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, headship means “The position of a head or chief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of headship is headships.
How many letters and syllables are in headship?
| Letters | 8: H-E-A-D-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is headship?
Headship appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce headship?
- US
Headship has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-headship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of headship
- headships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does headship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The position of a head or chief.
- 2
UKThe position of a headmaster or headmistress.
- 3
archaicAuthority or dignity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does headship come from?
From head + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chiefship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).