rulership
/ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/
"rulership" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rulership” is uncommon English (frequency #87,778 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,778
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rulership · rulership · English
rulership · rank #87,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,778
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Rohini
Nearest frequency peer: Rohini (-5 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rulership”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rohe
rohe
12,229 corpus weight
- Rohini
Rohini
12,228 corpus weight
- rulership
rulership
12,223 corpus weight
- Salonika
Salonika
12,217 corpus weight
- sanctifying
sanctifying
12,216 corpus weight
- sandbank
sandbank
12,215 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rulership” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rulership |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rulership” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rulership is uncommon English at frequency #87,778 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rulership, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ruler + -ship. The correct English form is rulership, spelled R-U-L-E-R-S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.
Etymology
From ruler + -ship.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.