# import

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪm.pɔːt/ · frequency rank #6,061

## Definitions
1. Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
2. The practice of importing.
3. Clipping of importance.
4. A foreigner playing in a sports league.

## Etymology
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”).

## Easily confused with
- **impose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/import-vs-impose)
- **impure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/import-vs-impure)
- **imports** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/import-vs-imports)
- **imported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/import-vs-imported)
- **importer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/import-vs-importer)
- **impact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impact-vs-import)
- **impart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-import)
- **implore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/implore-vs-import)

## Common misspellings (9)
`immport`, `imoprt`, `imporrt`, `importt`, `impotr`, `impport`, `improt`, `ipmort`, `miport`

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