listenership
lis·ten·er·ship/ˈlɪsənɚʃɪp/noun
listenership is spelled L-I-S-T-E-N-E-R-S-H-I-P: 12 letters and 4 syllables (lis·ten·er·ship). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, listenership means “The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio), an audio broadcast such as a radio program or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of listenership is listenerships.
How many letters and syllables are in listenership?
| Letters | 12: L-I-S-T-E-N-E-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: lis·ten·er·ship |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is listenership?
Listenership appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 listenership?
- UK /ˈlɪsənəʃɪp/
- UK /ˈlɪsnəʃɪp/
- US /ˈlɪsənɚʃɪp/
Listenership has 4 syllables, split lis·ten·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-listenership.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of listenership
- listenerships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does listenership mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio), an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).
- 2
The act of paying attention to a conversation or speech; listening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Listenership in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense audience that listens to an audio broadcast:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | audience |
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 listenership come from?
From listener + -ship (suffix denoting a property or state of being).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).