suretyship
/ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/
"suretyship" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“suretyship” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligati...
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Index EN-suretyship · suretyship · English
suretyship · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suretyship |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “suretyship” in English
Rare enough to double-check
suretyship is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligati...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for suretyship, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From surety + -ship. The correct English form is suretyship, spelled S-U-R-E-T-Y-S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how suretyship appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
as a man desperately swimming drowns him that comes to help him, by suretyship and borrowing they will willingly undo all their associates and allies […].
Etymology
From surety + -ship.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.