# improvement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/ · frequency rank #3,066

## Definitions
1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
2. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance
4. Something which is improved
5. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
6. Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
7. A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **improvements** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/improvement-vs-improvements)

## Common misspellings (17)
`immprovement`, `imporvement`, `impprovement`, `improevment`, `improveemnt`, `improvemennt`, `improvementt`, `improvemetn`, `improvemment`, `improvemnet`, `improvmeent`, `improvvement`, `imprrovement`, `imprvoement`, `imrpovement`, `ipmrovement`, `miprovement`

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