# supplant

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈplɑːnt/ · frequency rank #49,658

## Definitions
1. To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
2. To uproot, to remove violently.

## Etymology
From Middle English supplanten, supplaunten, from Old French supplanter, from Latin supplantō (“trip up”), from sub (“from below, under”) + planta (“sole”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`spuplant`, `ssupplant`, `suplant`, `suplpant`, `suppalnt`, `supplannt`, `supplantt`, `supplatn`, `suppllant`, `supplnat`, `uspplant`

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