# imperfection

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/ · frequency rank #36,614

## Definitions
1. Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
2. Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.

## Etymology
From Old French imperfeccion, see im- + perfection.

## Common misspellings (19)
`imeprfection`, `immperfection`, `impefrection`, `imperefction`, `imperfcetion`, `imperfecction`, `imperfeciton`, `imperfecsion`, `imperfectino`, `imperfectionn`, `imperfectoin`, `imperfecttion`, `imperfetcion`, `imperffection`, `imperrfection`, `impperfection`, `imprefection`, `ipmerfection`, `miperfection`

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