placings

/ˈpleɪsɪŋz/

//ˈpleɪsɪŋz// noun

"placings" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“placings” is uncommon English (frequency #58,934 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,934
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of placing

Corpus desk

Index EN-placings · placings · English

placings · rank #58,934 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,934
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH piña

Nearest frequency peer: piña (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “placings”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “placings” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for placings
PropertyValue
Headwordplacings
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpleɪsɪŋz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “placings” in English

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).placingsfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “piña” (#58,933), “playset” (#58,936), “piggies” (#58,931). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “placings” is #58,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

placings is uncommon English at frequency #58,934 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpleɪsɪŋz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of placing".

No misspelling variants are generated for placings in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is placings, spelled P-L-A-C-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of placing

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 "placings"?
"placings" is spelled P-L-A-C-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpleɪsɪŋz/.
What does "placings" mean?
As a noun, "placings" means: plural of placing
How do you pronounce "placings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placings" is /ˈpleɪsɪŋz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list