# placement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpleɪsmənt/ · frequency rank #6,723

## Definitions
1. The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
2. A location or position.
3. The act of matching a person with a job.
4. A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.
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.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`lpacement`, `palcement`, `placcement`, `placeemnt`, `placemennt`, `placementt`, `placemetn`, `placemment`, `placemnet`, `placmeent`, `plaecment`, `plcaement`, `pllacement`, `pplacement`

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