outplacement
noun
outplacement is spelled O-U-T-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outplacement means “the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outplacement is outplacements.
How many letters and syllables are in outplacement?
| Letters | 12: O-U-T-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outplacement?
Outplacement appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce outplacement?
Outplacement has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of outplacement
- outplacements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outplacement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outplacement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desvinculación asistida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does outplacement come from?
From out- + placement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).