# partnership

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ · frequency rank #3,120

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

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`aprtnership`, `parntership`, `parrtnership`, `partenrship`, `partnerhsip`, `partnerrship`, `partnershhip`, `partnershipp`, `partnershpi`, `partnersihp`, `partnersship`, `partnesrhip`, `partnnership`, `partnreship`, `parttnership`, `patrnership`, `ppartnership`, `pratnership`

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