# replacement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ · frequency rank #3,389

## Definitions
1. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
2. The act of replacing something.
3. The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.

## Etymology
From replace + -ment.

## Common misspellings (17)
`erplacement`, `relpacement`, `repalcement`, `replaccement`, `replaceemnt`, `replacemennt`, `replacementt`, `replacemetn`, `replacemment`, `replacemnet`, `replacmeent`, `replaecment`, `replcaement`, `repllacement`, `repplacement`, `rpelacement`, `rreplacement`

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