kingship
/ˈkɪŋʃɪp/noun
kingship is spelled K-I-N-G-S-H-I-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kingship means “The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kingship is kingships.
How many letters and syllables are in kingship?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-G-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 kingship?
Kingship appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 kingship?
- US /ˈkɪŋʃɪp/
Kingship 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)-Vealhurl-kingship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kingship
- kingships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kingship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king.
Near-synonym: kingdom
- 2
A monarchy.
- 3
The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kingship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being a king:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kingship come from?
From king + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).