marksmanship

/ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/

//ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp// noun

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"marksmanship" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marksmanship” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,885
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ability to shoot accurately at a target.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marksmanship · marksmanship · English

marksmanship · rank #48,885 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,885
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Masood

Nearest frequency peer: Masood (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “marksmanship”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “marksmanship” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marksmanship
PropertyValue
Headwordmarksmanship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,885
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “marksmanship”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).marksmanshiplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Masood” (#48,886), “marauder” (#48,883), “masterfully” (#48,887). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marksmanship” is #48,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around marksmanship (IPA /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,885 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The ability to shoot accurately at a target.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for marksmanship, with forms such as "amrksmanship", "makrsmanship", and "markksmanship". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship. The correct English form is marksmanship, spelled M-A-R-K-S-M-A-N-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ability to shoot accurately at a target.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marksmanship appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life.
  2. After a fine night on the grog, with bladder pressures reaching an estimated 4,000,000 psi (estimated by drunken scientists), the comparatively short range marksmanship required of an in-sink micturator is a significantly more approachable challenge than the tricky long yellow of the traditional method.

Etymology

From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship.

This word in other languages

puntería(Español)Treffsicherheit(Deutsch)mira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrksmanship
  • makrsmanship
  • markksmanship
  • markmsanship
  • marksamnship
  • marksmanhsip
  • marksmannship
  • marksmanshhip
  • marksmanshipp
  • marksmanshpi
  • marksmansihp
  • marksmansship
  • marksmasnhip
  • marksmmanship
  • marksmnaship
  • markssmanship
  • marrksmanship
  • marskmanship
  • mmarksmanship
  • mraksmanship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marksmanship - 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.

amrksmanship2makrsmanship2markksmanship1markmsanship2marksamnship2marksmanhsip2marksmannship1marksmanshhip1
Edit distance from "marksmanship"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marksmanship"?
"marksmanship" is spelled M-A-R-K-S-M-A-N-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/.
What does "marksmanship" mean?
As a noun, "marksmanship" means: The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
What are common misspellings of "marksmanship"?
Common misspellings include "amrksmanship", "makrsmanship", "markksmanship", "markmsanship", "marksamnship". The correct spelling is "marksmanship".
How do you pronounce "marksmanship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marksmanship" is /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "marksmanship"?
From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marksmanship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

magnetically#48,875minimization#48,899musicianship#48,913irregularity#48,830

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

inexhaustible20 variantsemployability20 variantsdisgustingly20 variantssynthesizing20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list