# leadership

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlidɚʃɪp/ · frequency rank #1,764

## Definitions
1. The capacity of someone to lead others.
2. A group of leaders.
3. The office or status of a leader.

## Etymology
From leader + -ship.

## Common misspellings (15)
`eladership`, `laedership`, `leaddership`, `leaderhsip`, `leaderrship`, `leadershhip`, `leadershipp`, `leadershpi`, `leadersihp`, `leadersship`, `leadesrhip`, `leadreship`, `leaedrship`, `ledaership`, `lleadership`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leadership