placement

/ˈpleɪsmənt/

//ˈpleɪsmənt// noun

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

The verdict

“placement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,723
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-placement · placement · English

placement · rank #6,723 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,723
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pipeline

Nearest frequency peer: pipeline (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “placement”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “placement” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “placement”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).placementlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pipeline” (#6,722), “planted” (#6,724), “pricing” (#6,725). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “placement” is #6,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around placement (IPA /ˈpleɪsmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,723 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how placement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It seems to me that the placement of that poster could be better.
  2. The agency does not guarantee placement, but they work on commission.

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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "placement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ignorance14 variantsworkplace14 variantsYorkshire14 variantsAmsterdam14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list