# ownership

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ · frequency rank #3,643

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

## Etymology
From owner + -ship.

## Common misspellings (14)
`onwership`, `owenrship`, `ownerhsip`, `ownerrship`, `ownershhip`, `ownershipp`, `ownershpi`, `ownersihp`, `ownersship`, `ownesrhip`, `ownnership`, `ownreship`, `owwnership`, `wonership`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ownership