# impersonate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/ · frequency rank #39,362

## Definitions
1. To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
2. To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
3. To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

## Etymology
From im- + person (verb-forming suffix) + -ate.

## Easily confused with
- **impersonator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impersonate-vs-impersonator)
- **impersonal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impersonal-vs-impersonate)

## Common misspellings (16)
`imeprsonate`, `immpersonate`, `imperosnate`, `imperrsonate`, `impersnoate`, `impersoante`, `impersonaet`, `impersonatte`, `impersonnate`, `impersontae`, `imperssonate`, `impesronate`, `imppersonate`, `impresonate`, `ipmersonate`, `mipersonate`

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