# imperfect

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/ · frequency rank #16,048

## Definitions
1. Not perfect,
2. Unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
3. Known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
4. Representing a continuing or repeated action.
5. Lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

## Etymology
From Middle English imperfit, from Old French imparfit (modern French imparfait), from Latin imperfectus. Spelling modified 15c. to conform Latin etymology. See im- + perfect.

## Common misspellings (14)
`imeprfect`, `immperfect`, `impefrect`, `imperefct`, `imperfcet`, `imperfecct`, `imperfectt`, `imperfetc`, `imperffect`, `imperrfect`, `impperfect`, `imprefect`, `ipmerfect`, `miperfect`

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