# appointment

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/ · frequency rank #3,039

## Definitions
1. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
4. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
5. Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
6. The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
7. The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
8. Equipment, furniture.
9. An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
10. The allowance paid to a public officer.

## Etymology
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.

## Common misspellings (15)
`apointment`, `apopintment`, `appiontment`, `appoinmtent`, `appoinntment`, `appointemnt`, `appointmennt`, `appointmentt`, `appointmetn`, `appointmment`, `appointmnet`, `appointtment`, `appoitnment`, `apponitment`, `papointment`

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