showmanship
/ˈʃəʊ.mən.ʃɪp/noun
showmanship is spelled S-H-O-W-M-A-N-S-H-I-P: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, showmanship means “The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of showmanship is showmanships.
How many letters and syllables are in showmanship?
| Letters | 11: S-H-O-W-M-A-N-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is showmanship?
Showmanship appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 showmanship?
- /ˈʃəʊ.mən.ʃɪp/
Showmanship has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-showmanship.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of showmanship
- showmanships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does showmanship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
The act was clean and well-rehearsed, but the performers lacked the showmanship that would have made it great.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Showmanship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense strong performance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sens du spectacle |
| Spanish | espectacularidad, espectaculismo |
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 showmanship come from?
From showman + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).