# recruit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkɹut/ · frequency rank #8,476

## Definitions
1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
2. A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
3. A hired worker
4. A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.

## Etymology
From French recruter (as a verb).

## Easily confused with
- **recruiter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recruit-vs-recruiter)
- **recount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recount-vs-recruit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ercruit`, `rceruit`, `reccruit`, `recriut`, `recrruit`, `recruitt`, `recruti`, `recurit`, `rercuit`, `rrecruit`

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