placement

/ˈpleɪsmənt/

//ˈpleɪsmənt// noun

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"placement" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“placement” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,723 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,723
frequency rank, English
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

placement vs pavement
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for placement
PropertyValue
Headwordplacement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpleɪsmənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,723
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “placement” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). placement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for placement is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpleɪsmənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,723 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for placement, with forms such as "lpacement", "palcement", and "placcement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pavement", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From place + -ment. The correct English form is placement, spelled P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
  2. 2
    A location or position.
  3. 3
    The act of matching a person with a job.
  4. 4
    A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.
  5. 5
    The zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth.

Etymology

From place + -ment.

This word in other languages

colocación(Español)placement(Français)Stelle(Deutsch)colocação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpacement,palcement,placcement,placeemnt,placemennt,placementt,placemetn,placemment,placemnet,placmeent,plaecment,plcaement,pllacement,pplacement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of placement - 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.

lpacement2palcement2placcement1placeemnt2placemennt1placementt1placemetn2placemment1
Edit distance from "placement"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "placement"?
"placement" is spelled P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpleɪsmənt/.
What does "placement" mean?
As a noun, "placement" means: The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
What words are commonly confused with "placement"?
"placement" is commonly confused with "pavement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "placement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placement" is /ˈpleɪsmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "placement"?
From place + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “placement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈpleɪsmənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pavement” - see the side-by-side comparison. placement vs pavement
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list