leadership
lead·er·ship/ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/noun
leadership is spelled L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P: 10 letters and 3 syllables (lead·er·ship). It appears 59 times per million words in written English, the 1,758th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leadership means “The capacity of someone to lead others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leadership is leaderships.
How many letters and syllables are in leadership?
| Letters | 10: L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: lead·er·ship |
| In writing | 59 times per million words; the 1,758th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is leadership?
Leadership appears 59 times per million words in written English, the 1,758th 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 leadership?
- /ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/
Leadership has 3 syllables, split lead·er·ship in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-leadership.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-leadership.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with leadership?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as leadership.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dealership.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of leadership
- leaderships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leadership mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The capacity of someone to lead others.
Wise, determined leadership matters most.
- 2
A group of leaders.
- 3
The office or status of a leader.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leadership in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | autorité, charisme, leadership , direction |
| German | Führung, Leitung |
| Portuguese | liderança |
| Spanish | liderazgo, liderato , jefatura, directiva |
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 leadership come from?
From leader + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).