research ship
/ɹɪˌsɜːt͡ʃ ˈʃɪp/
"research-ship" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“research ship” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A ship that is designed and used for research.
Corpus desk
Index EN-research-ship · research ship · English
research ship · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | research ship |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˌsɜːt͡ʃ ˈʃɪp/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “research ship” in English
Rare enough to double-check
research ship is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˌsɜːt͡ʃ ˈʃɪp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A ship that is designed and used for research.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for research ship in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From research (noun) + ship (noun). The correct English form is research ship, spelled R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H- -S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1A ship that is designed and used for research.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how research ship appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eight stations were occupied by the researchship Ryofu-Maru along the 30° N-line which crossed the Japan Trench at the vicinity of Ramapo Deep, during the period from May 12 to June 20.
Experience also shows that a research ship spends from one quarter to one half of her sea time on scientific station when the sustained speed seldom exceeds 3.5 knots.
Etymology
From research (noun) + ship (noun).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.