# recruitment

> English word · Noun · IPA /rɪˈkruːt.mənt / · frequency rank #7,175

## Definitions
1. The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
2. A style or process of recruiting.
3. The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.
4. The full aeration of a lung.
5. Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)
6. A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

## Etymology
From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ercruitment`, `rceruitment`, `reccruitment`, `recriutment`, `recrruitment`, `recruimtent`, `recruitemnt`, `recruitmennt`, `recruitmentt`, `recruitmetn`, `recruitmment`, `recruitmnet`, `recruittment`, `recrutiment`, `recuritment`, `rercuitment`, `rrecruitment`

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