important

[ɪmpɔʁˈtant]

/[ɪmpɔʁˈtant]/ adj

The verdict

“important” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,603
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedeutend, wichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-important · important · German

important · rank #32,603 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,603
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Imperiums

Nearest frequency peer: Imperiums (-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 „important“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for important
PropertyValue
Headwordimportant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪmpɔʁˈtant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,603
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „important“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.importantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Imperiums“ (#32,602), „Indigo“ (#32,604), „idiotisch“ (#32,601). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „important“ bei #32,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around important (IPA [ɪmpɔʁˈtant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,603 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bedeutend, wichtig".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for important, with forms such as "immportant", "imoprtant", and "imporatnt". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is important, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedeutend, wichtig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immportant
  • imoprtant
  • imporatnt
  • imporrtant
  • importannt
  • importantt
  • importatn
  • importnat
  • importtant
  • impotrant
  • impportant
  • improtant
  • ipmortant
  • miportant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of important - 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.

immportant1imoprtant2imporatnt2imporrtant1importannt1importantt1importatn2importnat2
Edit distance from "important"

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 "important"?
"important" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmpɔʁˈtant].
What does "important" mean?
As an adjective, "important" means: bedeutend, wichtig
What are common misspellings of "important"?
Common misspellings include "immportant", "imoprtant", "imporatnt", "imporrtant", "importannt". The correct spelling is "important".
How do you pronounce "important"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "important" is [ɪmpɔʁˈtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "important" come from?
"important" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list