partnership
/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/noun
partnership is spelled P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, partnership means “The state of being associated with a partner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of partnership is partnerships.
How many letters and syllables are in partnership?
| Letters | 11: P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,114th 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 partnership?
Partnership appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,114th 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 partnership?
- UK /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/
- US /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/
Partnership 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). Recordings: En-au-partnership.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of partnership
- partnerships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does partnership mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being associated with a partner.
scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas
- 2
An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
forge a partnership
- 3
The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate partnership?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of partnership: P'ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Partnership in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partenariat , compagnie, société |
| German | Partnerschaft , Personengesellschaft |
| Portuguese | parceria , sociedade |
| Spanish | asociación, colaboración, compadraje, compadrazgo, compadreo , compañía |
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 partnership come from?
From partner + -ship. Cognate with West Frisian partnerskip (“partnership”), Dutch partnerschap (“partnership”), Low German Partnerschop (“partnership”), German Partnerschaft (“partnership”), Danish partnerskab (“partnership”), Danish partnerskab (“partnership”), Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap (“partnership”), Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap (“partnership”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).