mothership
noun
mothership is spelled M-O-T-H-E-R-S-H-I-P: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mothership means “Alternative spelling of mother ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mothership is motherships.
How many letters and syllables are in mothership?
| Letters | 10: M-O-T-H-E-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mothership?
Mothership appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 mothership?
Mothership has 3 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).
Words people confuse with mothership
Also written: mother ship (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of mothership
- motherships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mothership mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of mother ship.
- 2
The state of being a mother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mothership come from?
From mother + ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).