seamanship
/ˈsiː.mənˌʃɪp/noun
seamanship is spelled S-E-A-M-A-N-S-H-I-P: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seamanship means “Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seamanship is seamanships.
How many letters and syllables are in seamanship?
| Letters | 10: S-E-A-M-A-N-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seamanship?
Seamanship appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce seamanship?
- UK /ˈsiː.mənˌʃɪp/
Seamanship has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-seamanship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seamanship
- seamanships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seamanship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seamanship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense skill and knowledge used in handling a vessel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | qualités de marin |
| German | Seemannskunst, Seemannserfahrung |
| Spanish | marinaje, marinería, náutica |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does seamanship come from?
From seaman + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).