engagement
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
"engagement" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“engagement” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,233 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,233
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | engagement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #4,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “engagement” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for engagement is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,233 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for engagement, with forms such as "egnagement", "enaggement", and "engaegment". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "enlargement", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment. The correct English form is engagement, spelled E-N-G-A-G-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
- 2Connection or attachment.
- 3The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
- 4The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
- 5In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- 6The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
- 7A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
- 8A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
Etymology
From French engagement. Equivalent to engage + -ment.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egnagement,enaggement,engaegment,engageemnt,engagemennt,engagementt,engagemetn,engagemment,engagemnet,engaggement,engagmeent,enggaement,enggagement,enngagement,negagement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of engagement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “engagement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-N-G-A-G-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “enlargement” - see the side-by-side comparison. engagement vs enlargement
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.