leadership
/ˈlidɚʃɪp/
"leadership" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leadership” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,764 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,764
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capacity of someone to lead others.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leadership |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlidɚʃɪp/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,764 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leadership” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for leadership is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlidɚʃɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,764 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for leadership, with forms such as "eladership", "laedership", and "leaddership". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From leader + -ship. The correct English form is leadership, spelled L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1The capacity of someone to lead others.
- 2A group of leaders.
- 3The office or status of a leader.
Etymology
From leader + -ship.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eladership,laedership,leaddership,leaderhsip,leaderrship,leadershhip,leadershipp,leadershpi,leadersihp,leadersship,leadesrhip,leadreship,leaedrship,ledaership,lleadership
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leadership - 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.
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.
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Using “leadership”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlidɚʃɪp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.