lordship
/ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/
"lordship" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lordship” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,888 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,888
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state or condition of being a lord.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lordship |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #19,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lordship” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lordship is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,888 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for lordship, with forms such as "llordship", "lodrship", and "lorddship". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lordshipe, laverdschipe, from Old English hlāfordsċiepe, equivalent to lord + -ship. Cognate with Scots lairdschip. Piecewise doublet of lairdship. The correct English form is lordship, spelled L-O-R-D-S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1The state or condition of being a lord.
- 2Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- 3A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- 4Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- 5Dominion; power; authority.
Etymology
From Middle English lordshipe, laverdschipe, from Old English hlāfordsċiepe, equivalent to lord + -ship. Cognate with Scots lairdschip. Piecewise doublet of lairdship.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: llordship,lodrship,lorddship,lordhsip,lordshhip,lordshipp,lordshpi,lordsihp,lordsship,lorrdship,lorsdhip,lrodship,olrdship
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lordship - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “lordship”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-R-D-S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/ (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.