troopship
noun
troopship is spelled T-R-O-O-P-S-H-I-P: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, troopship means “A ship used to transport military troops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of troopship is troopships.
How many letters and syllables are in troopship?
| Letters | 9: T-R-O-O-P-S-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 troopship?
Troopship appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of troopship
- troopships plural
- troop ship
- troop-ship
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does troopship mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ship used to transport military troops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Troopship in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ship used to transport military troops:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | navire de transport de troupes, transport de troupes |
| German | Truppenschiff, Truppentransportschiff, Truppentransporter |
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 troopship come from?
From troop + ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).