# arrangement

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ · frequency rank #4,654

## Definitions
1. The act of arranging.
2. The manner of being arranged.
3. A collection of things that have been arranged.
4. A particular way in which items are organized.
5. Preparations for some undertaking.
6. An agreement.
7. An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der.
Proto-Celtic *reketi
Gaulish *rekosbor.
Vulgar Latin *rencus
Old French reng
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -ier
Old French rengier
Old French arangier
French arranger
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -ment
Middle French -ment
French -ment
French arrangementbor.
English arrangement
From French arrangement. Morphologically arrange + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **arrangements** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrangement-vs-arrangements)
- **arraignment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arraignment-vs-arrangement)

## Common misspellings (15)
`arangement`, `ararngement`, `arragnement`, `arranegment`, `arrangeemnt`, `arrangemennt`, `arrangementt`, `arrangemetn`, `arrangemment`, `arrangemnet`, `arranggement`, `arrangmeent`, `arranngement`, `arrnagement`, `rarangement`

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