manship
/ˈmænʃɪp/noun
manship is spelled M-A-N-S-H-I-P: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manship means “The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in manship?
| Letters | 7: M-A-N-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 manship?
Manship appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 manship?
- /ˈmænʃɪp/
Manship has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-manship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manship?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as manship.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shipman.
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).
What does manship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
- 2
archaicPosition of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness
- 3
archaicHonor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy
- 4
archaicManly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry
- 5
archaicHuman condition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does manship come from?
From Middle English manship (“position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly spirit or conduct; humanity; human condition”), from Old English mansċipe (“humanity, courtesy”), equivalent to man + -ship. Cognate with Dutch manschap (“homage, manred, crew”), German Mannschaft (“team, crew, squad, force”), Swedish manskap (“rank, crew”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).