# appointee

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/ · frequency rank #33,514

## Definitions
1. a person who is appointed

## Etymology
French appointé, from appointer.

## Easily confused with
- **appoint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appoint-vs-appointee)
- **appointed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appointed-vs-appointee)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apointee`, `apopintee`, `appiontee`, `appoinete`, `appoinntee`, `appointe`, `appointtee`, `appoitnee`, `apponitee`, `papointee`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/appointee