partisanship

/ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/

//ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp// noun

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

The verdict

“partisanship” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,217
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

Corpus desk

Index EN-partisanship · partisanship · English

partisanship · rank #34,217 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,217
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH papaya

Nearest frequency peer: papaya (-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 “partisanship”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “partisanship” 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 partisanship
PropertyValue
Headwordpartisanship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,217
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “partisanship”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “papaya” (#34,216), “peachy” (#34,218), “pearly” (#34,219). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “partisanship” is #34,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around partisanship (IPA /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,217 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for partisanship, with forms such as "aprtisanship", "paritsanship", and "parrtisanship". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From partisan + -ship. The correct English form is partisanship, spelled P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In this moment of constant campaigning and tribal partisanship, even the courts have had difficulty puncturing the ideological bubbles that Mr. Trump and Fox News pundits have created.
  2. We focus on how partisanship and race influence sentencing decisions. Partisanship has been shown to shape many political and social decisions (Iyengar et al. 2019) while racial disparities in sentencing are well-documented (United States Sentencing Commission 2023).

Etymology

From partisan + -ship.

This word in other languages

partidismo(Español)partisanisme(Français)Parteinahme(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprtisanship
  • paritsanship
  • parrtisanship
  • partiasnship
  • partisanhsip
  • partisannship
  • partisanshhip
  • partisanshipp
  • partisanshpi
  • partisansihp
  • partisansship
  • partisasnhip
  • partisnaship
  • partissanship
  • partsianship
  • parttisanship
  • patrisanship
  • ppartisanship
  • pratisanship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of partisanship - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprtisanship2paritsanship2parrtisanship1partiasnship2partisanhsip2partisannship1partisanshhip1partisanshipp1
Edit distance from "partisanship"

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 "partisanship"?
"partisanship" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/.
What does "partisanship" mean?
As a noun, "partisanship" means: An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.
What are common misspellings of "partisanship"?
Common misspellings include "aprtisanship", "paritsanship", "parrtisanship", "partiasnship", "partisanhsip". The correct spelling is "partisanship".
How do you pronounce "partisanship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partisanship" is /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/. 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 "partisanship"?
From partisan + -ship. 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 "partisanship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list