appeasement

Name: appeasement, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/əˈpiːz.mənt/

//əˈpiːz.mənt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“appeasement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,321
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

Corpus desk

Index EN-appeasement · appeasement · English

appeasement · rank #37,321 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,321
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH artisanal

Nearest frequency peer: artisanal (+2 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.

amma

62,685
anathema

62,684
appeasement

62,680
artisanal

62,678
ascertained

62,677
Asperger's

62,676

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

Key facts for appeasement
Property	Value
Headword	appeasement
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/əˈpiːz.mənt/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#37,321
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “appeasement”

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).appeasementlands here:

#37,321

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “artisanal” (#37,323), “ascertained” (#37,324), “anathema” (#37,317). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “appeasement” is #37,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around appeasement (IPA /əˈpiːz.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,321 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for appeasement, with forms such as "apeasement", "apepasement", and "appaesement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement. The correct English form is appeasement, spelled A-P-P-E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how appeasement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

This decision is the end of any attempts at appeasement in our land; the end of urging us to get along with the dictators, the end of compromise with tyranny and the forces of oppression.
Senator, Saturday on television, you said that you had always thought that Quemoy and Matsu were unwise places to draw our defense line in the Far East. Would you comment further on that, and also address to this question: couldn't a pull-back from those islands be interpreted as appeasement?

Etymology

From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement.

This word in other languages

aplacamiento(Español)apaisement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

apeasement
apepasement
appaesement
appeaesment
appeaseemnt
appeasemennt
appeasementt
appeasemetn
appeasemment
appeasemnet
appeasmeent
appeassement
appesaement
papeasement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of appeasement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "appeasement"

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 "appeasement"?

"appeasement" is spelled A-P-P-E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈpiːz.mənt/.

What does "appeasement" mean?

As a noun, "appeasement" means: The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

What are common misspellings of "appeasement"?

Common misspellings include "apeasement", "apepasement", "appaesement", "appeaesment", "appeaseemnt". The correct spelling is "appeasement".

How do you pronounce "appeasement"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appeasement" is /əˈpiːz.mənt/. 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 "appeasement"?

From Middle English appesement, from Old French apaisement. 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 "appeasement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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