partnership

/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

//ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp// noun

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"partnership" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“partnership” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,120
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being associated with a partner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-partnership · partnership · English

partnership · rank #3,120 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,120
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pants

Nearest frequency peer: pants (-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 “partnership”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “partnership” 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 partnership
PropertyValue
Headwordpartnership
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,120
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “partnership”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).partnershiplands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pants” (#3,119), “payments” (#3,121), “offices” (#3,118). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “partnership” is #3,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around partnership (IPA /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,120 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for partnership, with forms such as "aprtnership", "parntership", and "parrtnership". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip. The correct English form is partnership, spelled P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being associated with a partner.
  2. 2
    An association of two or more people to conduct a business.
  3. 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. forge a partnership

Etymology

From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip.

This word in other languages

asociación(Español)partenariat(Français)Partnerschaft(Deutsch)parceria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprtnership
  • parntership
  • parrtnership
  • partenrship
  • partnerhsip
  • partnerrship
  • partnershhip
  • partnershipp
  • partnershpi
  • partnersihp
  • partnersship
  • partnesrhip
  • partnnership
  • partnreship
  • parttnership
  • patrnership
  • ppartnership
  • pratnership

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aprtnership2parntership2parrtnership1partenrship2partnerhsip2partnerrship1partnershhip1partnershipp1
Edit distance from "partnership"

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 "partnership"?
"partnership" is spelled P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/.
What does "partnership" mean?
As a noun, "partnership" means: The state of being associated with a partner.
What are common misspellings of "partnership"?
Common misspellings include "aprtnership", "parntership", "parrtnership", "partenrship", "partnerhsip". The correct spelling is "partnership".
How do you pronounce "partnership"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partnership" is /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/. 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 "partnership"?
From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip. 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 "partnership", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

consequences18 variantsneighborhood18 variantsgovernments18 variantsphotography18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list