judgeship
"judgeship" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“judgeship” is uncommon English (frequency #71,613 among 4,872 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,613
- frequency rank, English
- 4,872
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The office or status of a judge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-judgeship · judgeship · English
judgeship · rank #71,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,613
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,872
- PHOTO-FINISH jujitsu
Nearest frequency peer: jujitsu (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “judgeship”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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28,395 corpus weight
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Jarrow
28,394 corpus weight
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jaundiced
28,393 corpus weight
- Johanson
Johanson
28,391 corpus weight
- judgeship
judgeship
28,388 corpus weight
- jujitsu
jujitsu
28,387 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “judgeship” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | judgeship |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “judgeship” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
judgeship is uncommon English at frequency #71,613 among 4,872 “J” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The office or status of a judge.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for judgeship in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From judge + -ship. The correct English form is judgeship, spelled J-U-D-G-E-S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1The office or status of a judge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how judgeship appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jolijo has helped review and select appointments to Jidada’s pivotal ministries, governorships, judgeships, top army ranks, and such positions as critical to the Seat of Power.
Etymology
From judge + -ship.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "judgeship", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.