# pavement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/ · frequency rank #12,824

## Definitions
1. A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
2. A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
3. A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
4. The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
5. Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
6. Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.

## Etymology
From Middle English pament, from Anglo-Norman pavement and reinforced by Middle French pavement; both from Latin pavīmentum (“paved surface or floor”), from pavīre (“to beat, to ram, to tread down”). Morphologically pave + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **payment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pavement-vs-payment)
- **placement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pavement-vs-placement)
- **pavements** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pavement-vs-pavements)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apvement`, `paevment`, `paveemnt`, `pavemennt`, `pavementt`, `pavemetn`, `pavemment`, `pavemnet`, `pavmeent`, `pavvement`, `ppavement`, `pvaement`

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