internship

/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/

//ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp// noun

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"internship" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“internship” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,795
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

Corpus desk

Index EN-internship · internship · English

internship · rank #12,795 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,795
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infringement

Nearest frequency peer: infringement (-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 “internship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “internship” 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 internship
PropertyValue
Headwordinternship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,795
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “internship”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).internshiplands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “infringement” (#12,794), “interrupt” (#12,796), “informative” (#12,793). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “internship” is #12,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around internship (IPA /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,795 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for internship, with forms such as "inetrnship", "innternship", and "intenrship". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intern + -ship. The correct English form is internship, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
  2. 2
    A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. From the job seeker's point of view, however, it may be best to stay in school for an internship—if you can afford the time and expense. That way, some career advisers say, you can maximize your marketability to get the hottest job at the highest possible salary.
  2. H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who come for short stays, typically for summer work, brief internships or to be au pairs.

Etymology

From intern + -ship.

This word in other languages

pasantía(Español)stage(Français)Praktikum(Deutsch)estágio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrnship
  • innternship
  • intenrship
  • internhsip
  • internnship
  • internshhip
  • internshipp
  • internshpi
  • internsihp
  • internsship
  • interrnship
  • intersnhip
  • intrenship
  • intternship
  • itnernship
  • niternship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrnship2innternship1intenrship2internhsip2internnship1internshhip1internshipp1internshpi2
Edit distance from "internship"

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 "internship"?
"internship" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/.
What does "internship" mean?
As a noun, "internship" means: A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
What are common misspellings of "internship"?
Common misspellings include "inetrnship", "innternship", "intenrship", "internhsip", "internnship". The correct spelling is "internship".
How do you pronounce "internship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "internship" is /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/. 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 "internship"?
From intern + -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 "internship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

irritating#12,798fraudulent#12,778physiology#12,828courthouse#12,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

informative16 variantsevangelical16 variantscomforting16 variantsresentment16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list