# ridership

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.dəɹ.ʃɪp/ · frequency rank #42,870

## Definitions
1. The people who ride a form of transportation.

## Etymology
From Middle English ridership, equivalent to rider + -ship.

## Easily confused with
- **readership** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readership-vs-ridership)

## Common misspellings (14)
`irdership`, `rdiership`, `riddership`, `riderhsip`, `riderrship`, `ridershhip`, `ridershipp`, `ridershpi`, `ridersihp`, `ridersship`, `ridesrhip`, `ridreship`, `riedrship`, `rridership`

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