ownership

/ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/

//ˈoʊnɚʃɪp// noun

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"ownership" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ownership” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,643
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.

Key facts for ownership
PropertyValue
Headwordownership
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,643
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ownership” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ownership lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ownership (IPA /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,643 among 15,494 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ownership, with forms such as "onwership", "owenrship", and "ownerhsip". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From owner + -ship. The correct English form is ownership, spelled O-W-N-E-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
  2. 2
    Responsibility for or control over something.

Etymology

From owner + -ship.

Synonyms

owndomownershippossessionproprietorshippropriety

Antonyms

nonownershipnonpossession

This word in other languages

propiedad(Español)propriété(Français)Eigentum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • onwership
  • owenrship
  • ownerhsip
  • ownerrship
  • ownershhip
  • ownershipp
  • ownershpi
  • ownersihp
  • ownersship
  • ownesrhip
  • ownnership
  • ownreship
  • owwnership
  • wonership

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

onwership2owenrship2ownerhsip2ownerrship1ownershhip1ownershipp1ownershpi2ownersihp2
Edit distance from "ownership"

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 "ownership"?
"ownership" is spelled O-W-N-E-R-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/.
What does "ownership" mean?
As a noun, "ownership" means: The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
What are common misspellings of "ownership"?
Common misspellings include "onwership", "owenrship", "ownerhsip", "ownerrship", "ownershhip". The correct spelling is "ownership".
How do you pronounce "ownership"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ownership" is /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/. 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 "ownership"?
From owner + -ship. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ownership”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-W-N-E-R-S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ (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

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list