Impressum

[ɪmˈpʁɛsʊm]

/[ɪmˈpʁɛsʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Impressum” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,625
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herkunftsangabe, die Angaben über den Verlag, den Autor, den Herausgeber oder die Redaktion enthält

Corpus desk

Index DE-impressum · Impressum · German

Impressum · rank #20,625 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,625
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH impact

Nearest frequency peer: impact (-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 „Impressum“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Impressum“ 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 Impressum
PropertyValue
HeadwordImpressum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmˈpʁɛsʊm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,625
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Impressum“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Impressumliegt 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: „impact“ (#20,624), „inhaftiert“ (#20,626), „Ikone“ (#20,623). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Impressum“ bei #20,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Impressum (IPA [ɪmˈpʁɛsʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,625 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Herkunftsangabe, die Angaben über den Verlag, den Autor, den Herausgeber oder die Redaktion enthält".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Impressum, with forms such as "immpressum", "imperssum", and "imppressum". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Impressum, spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herkunftsangabe, die Angaben über den Verlag, den Autor, den Herausgeber oder die Redaktion enthält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In jeder Zeitschrift und Zeitung muss ein Impressum stehen.
  2. „Auch in der schöngedruckten Quartbibel fehlte das Impressum.“

Synonyms

Erscheinungsvermerk

This word in other languages

imprint(English)ours(Français)carimbo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpressum
  • imperssum
  • imppressum
  • impressmu
  • impressumm
  • impresum
  • impresusm
  • impreßum
  • imprressum
  • imprsesum
  • imrpessum
  • ipmressum
  • mipressum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immpressum1imperssum2imppressum1impressmu2impressumm1impresum1impresusm2impreßum2
Edit distance from "Impressum"

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 "Impressum"?
"Impressum" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmˈpʁɛsʊm].
What does "Impressum" mean?
As a noun, "Impressum" means: Herkunftsangabe, die Angaben über den Verlag, den Autor, den Herausgeber oder die Redaktion enthält
What are common misspellings of "Impressum"?
Common misspellings include "immpressum", "imperssum", "imppressum", "impressmu", "impressumm". The correct spelling is "Impressum".
How do you pronounce "Impressum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Impressum" is [ɪmˈpʁɛsʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Impressum" come from?
"Impressum" 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 "Impressum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Initialen#20,627Idealfall#20,621knallhart#20,643Konstrukt#20,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Instinkt13 variantshektisch13 variantsKonzepts13 variantsGespenst13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list