emplacement

\ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“emplacement” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,146
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espace de terrain considéré comme propre à y construire un bâtiment, à y tracer un jardin, à y exercer un commerce ou une industrie, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emplacement · emplacement · French

emplacement · rank #4,146 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,146
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH décennies

Nearest frequency peer: décennies (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “emplacement”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “emplacement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

emplacement vs espacement
82% similar
emplacement vs emplacements
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for emplacement
PropertyValue
Headwordemplacement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,146
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “emplacement” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.emplacementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « décennies » (#4,145), « exact » (#4,147), « débuts » (#4,144). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around emplacement (IPA \ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,146 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for emplacement, with forms such as "emlpacement", "emmplacement", and "empalcement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "espacement", "emplacements", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is emplacement, spelled E-M-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace de terrain considéré comme propre à y construire un bâtiment, à y tracer un jardin, à y exercer un commerce ou une industrie, etc.
  2. 2
    Lieu où se situe quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Lieu où se situait quelque chose qui a disparu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how emplacement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le seigneur viscontier qui ne trouvait pas d’endroit convenable pour établir la fourche patibulaire, pouvait même contraindre le propriétaire d’un champ à lui céder l’emplacement dont il avait besoin : c’était une application anticipée de la loi d’expropriation pour cause d’utilité publique.
  2. En effet, en exécution de ces lettres patentes, l’emplacement pour bâtir le nouveau bourg fut tracé au delà de l’Aude, […].

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlpacement
  • emmplacement
  • empalcement
  • emplaccement
  • emplaceemnt
  • emplacemennt
  • emplacementt
  • emplacemetn
  • emplacemment
  • emplacemnet
  • emplacmeent
  • emplaecment
  • emplcaement
  • empllacement
  • empplacement
  • epmlacement
  • meplacement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emplacement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emlpacement2emmplacement1empalcement2emplaccement1emplaceemnt2emplacemennt1emplacementt1emplacemetn2
Edit distance from "emplacement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emplacement"?
"emplacement" is spelled E-M-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\.
What does "emplacement" mean?
As a noun, "emplacement" means: Espace de terrain considéré comme propre à y construire un bâtiment, à y tracer un jardin, à y exercer un commerce ou une industrie, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "emplacement"?
"emplacement" is commonly confused with "espacement", "emplacements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emplacement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emplacement" is \ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emplacement" come from?
"emplacement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emplacement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

francophone#4,153inspiration#4,158observation#4,168visiblement#4,109

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

commandement17 variantspossibilités17 variantscorrectement17 variantsdistinction17 variants

What to do next

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  • "emplacement" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "espacement". View pair
  • 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #4,146 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list