# reinforcement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/ · frequency rank #16,573

## Definitions
1. The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
2. A thing that reinforces.
3. Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
4. The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.
5. A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper.

## Etymology
From reinforce + -ment.

## Common misspellings (20)
`erinforcement`, `reifnorcement`, `reinfforcement`, `reinfocrement`, `reinforccement`, `reinforceemnt`, `reinforcemennt`, `reinforcementt`, `reinforcemetn`, `reinforcemment`, `reinforcemnet`, `reinforcmeent`, `reinforecment`, `reinforrcement`, `reinfrocement`, `reinnforcement`, `reinofrcement`, `reniforcement`, `rienforcement`, `rreinforcement`

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