emplacement
"emplacement" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“emplacement” is uncommon English (frequency #62,869 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,869
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An installation that houses a military weapon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emplacement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #62,869 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emplacement” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
emplacement is uncommon English at frequency #62,869 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for emplacement in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French emplacement, from en- + placement. The correct English form is emplacement, spelled E-M-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1An installation that houses a military weapon.
- 2A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.
- 3The inclusion of igneous rock in older rocks, or the development or localization of an ore body in older rocks. The latter is referred to as ore deposition.
Etymology
From French emplacement, from en- + placement.
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.
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Using “emplacement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-M-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.