# impersonator

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,292

## Definitions
1. One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
2. An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.

## Etymology
From impersonate + -or.

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`imeprsonator`, `immpersonator`, `imperosnator`, `imperrsonator`, `impersnoator`, `impersoantor`, `impersonaotr`, `impersonatorr`, `impersonatro`, `impersonattor`, `impersonnator`, `impersontaor`, `imperssonator`, `impesronator`, `imppersonator`, `impresonator`, `ipmersonator`, `mipersonator`

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