# sportsmanship

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,738

## Definitions
1. The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
2. The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.

## Etymology
From sports + -manship.

## Common misspellings (22)
`psortsmanship`, `soprtsmanship`, `sporrtsmanship`, `sporstmanship`, `sportmsanship`, `sportsamnship`, `sportsmanhsip`, `sportsmannship`, `sportsmanshhip`, `sportsmanshipp`, `sportsmanshpi`, `sportsmansihp`, `sportsmansship`, `sportsmasnhip`, `sportsmmanship`, `sportsmnaship`, `sportssmanship`, `sporttsmanship`, `spotrsmanship`, `spportsmanship`, `sprotsmanship`, `ssportsmanship`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sportsmanship