warship

/ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/

//ˈwɔːˌʃɪp// noun

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"warship" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“warship” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,053. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,053
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

Corpus desk

Index EN-warship · warship · English

warship · rank #24,053 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,053
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Walcott

Nearest frequency peer: Walcott (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “warship”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “warship” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

warship vs worship
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for warship
PropertyValue
Headwordwarship
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,053
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “warship”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).warshiplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Walcott” (#24,052), “weathered” (#24,054), “wholeheartedly” (#24,055). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “warship” is #24,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around warship (IPA /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,053 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for warship, with forms such as "awrship", "warhsip", and "warrship". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "worship", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From war + ship. The correct English form is warship, spelled W-A-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
  2. 2
    A spacecraft built or armed for space warfare.

Etymology

From war + ship.

Synonyms

man-of-warwarshipwarcraft

This word in other languages

buque de guerra(Español)Kriegsschiff(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrship
  • warhsip
  • warrship
  • warshhip
  • warshipp
  • warshpi
  • warsihp
  • warsship
  • wasrhip
  • wraship
  • wwarship

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of warship - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

awrship2warhsip2warrship1warshhip1warshipp1warshpi2warsihp2warsship1
Edit distance from "warship"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "warship"?
"warship" is spelled W-A-R-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/.
What does "warship" mean?
As a noun, "warship" means: Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
What words are commonly confused with "warship"?
"warship" is commonly confused with "worship". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "warship"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "warship" is /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "warship"?
From war + ship. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "warship", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Walcott#24,052utopian#24,050widowed#24,057Tuscany#24,038

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list