# personnel

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɝ.səˈnɛl/ · frequency rank #2,693

## Definitions
1. Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
2. A member of an organization such as an army.
3. A human resources department.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French personnel. Doublet of personal.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`eprsonnel`, `perosnnel`, `perrsonnel`, `persnonel`, `personel`, `personenl`, `personnell`, `personnle`, `perssonnel`, `pesronnel`, `ppersonnel`, `presonnel`

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