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 May 6, 2026) - A ship that is designed and used for research.
| 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) |
Where “research ship” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “research ship”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H- -S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.