# impeach

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #25,421

## Definitions
1. To hinder, impede, or prevent.
2. To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
3. To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
4. To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

## Etymology
From Middle English empechen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Old French empeechier (“to hinder”), from Latin impedicāre (“to fetter”). Cognate with French empêcher (“to prevent”).

## Easily confused with
- **impact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impact-vs-impeach)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imepach`, `immpeach`, `impaech`, `impeacch`, `impeachh`, `impeahc`, `impecah`, `imppeach`, `ipmeach`, `mipeach`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impeach