displaced person

/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/

//dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩// noun

"displaced-person" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“displaced person” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-displaced-person · displaced person · English

displaced person · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for displaced person
PropertyValue
Headworddisplaced person
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “displaced person” in English

displaced personranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

displaced person is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.".

displaced person doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From displaced + person. The correct English form is displaced person, spelled D-I-S-P-L-A-C-E-D- -P-E-R-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.

Etymology

From displaced + person.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "displaced person"?
"displaced person" is spelled D-I-S-P-L-A-C-E-D- -P-E-R-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/.
What does "displaced person" mean?
As a noun, "displaced person" means: A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.
How do you pronounce "displaced person"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "displaced person" is /dɪsˌpleɪst ˈpɜːsn̩/. 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 "displaced person"?
From displaced + person. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list