Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

readership

/ɹˈidɚʃˌɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: read-er-ship
IPA: /ɹˈidɚʃˌɪp/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The collected readers of a publication.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The role or office of a reader.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The office or position of a Reader

Example Sentences

"The village newspaper has a readership of only 200 people."
"the Nora Chadwick Readership in Celtic Studies"

Etymology

Etymology tree English reader Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English readership From reader + -ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

readerships (plural)

Rhymes With

leadership

Questions

How do you pronounce readership?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈidɚʃˌɪp/.
What does readership mean?: The collected readers of a publication.
Where does readership come from?: Etymology tree English reader Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English readership From reader + -ship.

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