scholarship

/ˈskɒləʃɪp/

//ˈskɒləʃɪp// noun

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"scholarship" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“scholarship” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,625
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A grant-in-aid to a student.

Key facts for scholarship
PropertyValue
Headwordscholarship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈskɒləʃɪp/
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,625
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “scholarship” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). scholarship lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around scholarship (IPA /ˈskɒləʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,625 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for scholarship, with forms such as "csholarship", "sccholarship", and "schholarship". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From scholar + -ship. The correct English form is scholarship, spelled S-C-H-O-L-A-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A grant-in-aid to a student.
  2. 2
    The character or qualities of a scholar.
  3. 3
    The activity, methods or attainments of a scholar.
  4. 4
    The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.
  5. 5
    The first year of high school, often accompanied by exams that needed to be passed before advancement to the higher grades.

Etymology

From scholar + -ship.

This word in other languages

beca(Español)bourse(Français)Stipendium(Deutsch)sabedoria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csholarship
  • sccholarship
  • schholarship
  • schloarship
  • schoalrship
  • scholarhsip
  • scholarrship
  • scholarshhip
  • scholarshipp
  • scholarshpi
  • scholarsihp
  • scholarsship
  • scholasrhip
  • schollarship
  • scholraship
  • scohlarship
  • shcolarship
  • sscholarship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scholarship - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

csholarship2sccholarship1schholarship1schloarship2schoalrship2scholarhsip2scholarrship1scholarshhip1
Edit distance from "scholarship"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scholarship"?
"scholarship" is spelled S-C-H-O-L-A-R-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskɒləʃɪp/.
What does "scholarship" mean?
As a noun, "scholarship" means: A grant-in-aid to a student.
What are common misspellings of "scholarship"?
Common misspellings include "csholarship", "sccholarship", "schholarship", "schloarship", "schoalrship". The correct spelling is "scholarship".
How do you pronounce "scholarship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scholarship" is /ˈskɒləʃɪp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "scholarship"?
From scholar + -ship. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “scholarship”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-O-L-A-R-S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈskɒləʃɪp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list