importieren

[ɪmpɔʁˈtiːʁən]

/[ɪmpɔʁˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“importieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,024
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Waren aus dem Ausland in das eigene Land einführen

Corpus desk

Index DE-importieren · importieren · German

importieren · rank #22,024 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,024
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Imperialismus

Nearest frequency peer: Imperialismus (-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 „importieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „importieren“ 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).

importieren vs importiert
82% similar
importieren vs importierte
82% similar
importieren vs importierten
92% similar

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

Key facts for importieren
PropertyValue
Headwordimportieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪmpɔʁˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,024
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „importieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.importierenliegt 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: „Imperialismus“ (#22,023), „indirekten“ (#22,025), „Ilmenau“ (#22,022). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „importieren“ bei #22,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around importieren (IPA [ɪmpɔʁˈtiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,024 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for importieren, with forms such as "immportieren", "imoprtieren", and "imporiteren". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "importiert", "importierte", "importierten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is importieren, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Waren aus dem Ausland in das eigene Land einführen
  2. 2
    Daten in eine Anwendung laden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wird zurzeit viel Spielzeug aus China importiert.
  2. Man kann problemlos Daten aus einer Textdatei in eine Datenbank importieren.

Synonyms

einführeneinlesen

Antonyms

exportieren

This word in other languages

import(English)importar(Español)importer(Français)importar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immportieren
  • imoprtieren
  • imporiteren
  • imporrtieren
  • importeiren
  • importieern
  • importierenn
  • importierne
  • importierren
  • importireen
  • importtieren
  • impotrieren
  • impportieren
  • improtieren
  • ipmortieren
  • miportieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of importieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

immportieren1imoprtieren2imporiteren2imporrtieren1importeiren2importieern2importierenn1importierne2
Edit distance from "importieren"

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 "importieren"?
"importieren" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmpɔʁˈtiːʁən].
What does "importieren" mean?
As a verb, "importieren" means: Waren aus dem Ausland in das eigene Land einführen
What words are commonly confused with "importieren"?
"importieren" is commonly confused with "importiert", "importierte", "importierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "importieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "importieren" is [ɪmpɔʁˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "importieren" come from?
"importieren" 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 "importieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

JavaScript16 variantsHighschool16 variantsLindenberg16 variantsgeologische16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list