displacement

/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/

//dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt// noun

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"displacement" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“displacement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,404
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

Corpus desk

Index EN-displacement · displacement · English

displacement · rank #12,404 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,404
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH discontinued

Nearest frequency peer: discontinued (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “displacement”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for displacement
PropertyValue
Headworddisplacement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,404
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “displacement”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).displacementlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “discontinued” (#12,403), “disrespect” (#12,405), “ding” (#12,402). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “displacement” is #12,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around displacement (IPA /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,404 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for displacement, with forms such as "ddisplacement", "dipslacement", and "dislpacement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French déplacement. Morphologically displace + -ment. The correct English form is displacement, spelled D-I-S-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
  2. 2
    The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.
  3. 3
    The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
  4. 4
    Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
  5. 5
    A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
  6. 6
    The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
  7. 7
    The transfer of feelings or emotions from their intended recipient to another object or person.
  8. 8
    The amount of liquid displaced by a submerged object.
  9. 9
    The transfer of electricity along tubes of induction and thereby polarizing a dielectric.
  10. 10
    Ellipsis of engine displacement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unnecessary displacement of funds.
  2. The displacement of the sun by parallax.

Etymology

From French déplacement. Morphologically displace + -ment.

This word in other languages

desplazamiento(Español)déplacement(Français)Vertreibung(Deutsch)deslocamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisplacement
  • dipslacement
  • dislpacement
  • dispalcement
  • displaccement
  • displaceemnt
  • displacemennt
  • displacementt
  • displacemetn
  • displacemment
  • displacemnet
  • displacmeent
  • displaecment
  • displcaement
  • displlacement
  • dispplacement
  • dissplacement
  • dsiplacement
  • idsplacement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of displacement - 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.

ddisplacement1dipslacement2dislpacement2dispalcement2displaccement1displaceemnt2displacemennt1displacementt1
Edit distance from "displacement"

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 "displacement"?
"displacement" is spelled D-I-S-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/.
What does "displacement" mean?
As a noun, "displacement" means: The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
What are common misspellings of "displacement"?
Common misspellings include "ddisplacement", "dipslacement", "dislpacement", "dispalcement", "displaccement". The correct spelling is "displacement".
How do you pronounce "displacement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "displacement" is /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/. 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 "displacement"?
From French déplacement. Morphologically displace + -ment. 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 "displacement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discontinued#12,403aggressively#12,358transitional#12,344spokesperson#12,331

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

autobiography19 variantssouthwestern19 variantsnortheastern19 variantscomputational19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list