impart
/ɪmˈpɑɹt/verb
impart is spelled I-M-P-A-R-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, impart means “To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impart?
| Letters | 6: I-M-P-A-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is impart?
Impart appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce impart?
- UK /ɪmˈpɑːt/
- US /ɪmˈpɑɹt/
- Australia /ɪmˈpaːt/
Impart has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-impart.ogg, En-au-impart.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with impart?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as impart from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: armpit.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of impart
- imparts present, singular, he/she/it
- imparting participle, present
- imparted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impart mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
The sun imparts warmth.
- 2
To give a part or to share.
- 3
To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
- 4
To hold a conference or consultation.
- 5
To obtain a share of; to partake of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impart in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | weitergeben, gewähren , mitteilen, vermitteln |
| Spanish | impartir |
| French | donner, communiquer, transmettre |
| Portuguese | comunicar, passar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impart come from?
From Middle English imparten, borrowed from Middle French impartir, empartir, from Late Latin impartiō, impertiō, from im- (“in”) + Latin partiō (“divide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).