sponsorship
noun
sponsorship is spelled S-P-O-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sponsorship means “The state or practice of being a sponsor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sponsorship is sponsorships.
How many letters and syllables are in sponsorship?
| Letters | 11: S-P-O-N-S-O-R-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd 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 sponsorship?
Sponsorship appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 sponsorship?
Sponsorship 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sponsorship.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sponsorship
- sponsorships plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sponsorship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or practice of being a sponsor.
I find that for me, my sponsorship of a child via a charitable NGO provides a sense of great satisfaction.
- 2
The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage.
The company provided sponsorship to the research team.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sponsorship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sponsoring |
| French | parrainage |
| Portuguese | patrocínio |
| Spanish | padrinazgo |
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 sponsorship come from?
From sponsor + -ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).