premiership
noun
premiership is spelled P-R-E-M-I-E-R-S-H-I-P: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, premiership means “The office of a premier or prime minister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of premiership is premierships.
How many letters and syllables are in premiership?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-M-I-E-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 premiership?
Premiership appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 premiership?
- Australia
Premiership 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-premiership.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of premiership
- premierships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does premiership mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The office of a premier or prime minister.
- 2
AustraliaThe position held by the champion team at the end of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does premiership come from?
From premier + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).