partisanship
/ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/noun
partisanship is spelled P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N-S-H-I-P: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, partisanship means “An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of partisanship is partisanships.
How many letters and syllables are in partisanship?
| Letters | 12: P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 partisanship?
Partisanship appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 partisanship?
- UK /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/
- UK /ˈpɑːtɪˌzænʃɪp/
- US /ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/
Partisanship has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-partisanship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of partisanship
- partisanships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does partisanship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Partisanship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an inclination to be partisan:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partisanisme, esprit de parti, partialité |
| German | Parteinahme, Parteiergreifung, Parteilichkeit |
| Portuguese | partidarismo, partidismo |
| Spanish | partidismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does partisanship come from?
From partisan + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).