Import

[ˌɪmˈpɔʁt]

/[ˌɪmˈpɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Import” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,312
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang der Einfuhr von Waren und Dienstleistungen aus dem Ausland

Corpus desk

Index DE-import · Import · German

Import · rank #12,312 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,312
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Höhlen

Nearest frequency peer: Höhlen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Import“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Import“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Import vs Importe
86% similar
Import vs impact
50% similar

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

Key facts for Import
PropertyValue
HeadwordImport
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪmˈpɔʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,312
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Import“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Importliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Höhlen“ (#12,311), „infrage“ (#12,313), „Hz“ (#12,310). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Import“ bei #12,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Import (IPA [ˌɪmˈpɔʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,312 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Import, with forms such as "immport", "imoprt", and "imporrt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Importe", "impact", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Import, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang der Einfuhr von Waren und Dienstleistungen aus dem Ausland
  2. 2
    die aus dem Ausland eingeführten Waren und Dienstleistungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Import von Oliven ist im letzten Jahr leicht zurückgegangen.
  2. Für diese Importe ist Zoll zu entrichten.

Synonyms

Einfuhr

Antonyms

ExportAusfuhr

This word in other languages

import(English)importación(Español)importation(Français)importação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immport
  • imoprt
  • imporrt
  • importt
  • impotr
  • impport
  • improt
  • ipmort
  • miport

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Import - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

immport1imoprt2imporrt1importt1impotr2impport1improt2ipmort2
Edit distance from "Import"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Import"?
"Import" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪmˈpɔʁt].
What does "Import" mean?
As a noun, "Import" means: Vorgang der Einfuhr von Waren und Dienstleistungen aus dem Ausland
What words are commonly confused with "Import"?
"Import" is commonly confused with "Importe", "impact". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Import"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Import" is [ˌɪmˈpɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Import" come from?
"Import" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Höhlen#12,311Holmes#12,307Hockey#12,306Kanten#12,321

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Klänge9 variantsgrande9 variantsNichte9 variantspostet9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list