# important

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ · frequency rank #347

## Definitions
1. Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
2. Pompous; self-important.

## Etymology
From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ant.
Displaced native Old English heah and hefig.

## Easily confused with
- **impotent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/important-vs-impotent)
- **importantly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/important-vs-importantly)
- **importance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/importance-vs-important)

## Common misspellings (14)
`immportant`, `imoprtant`, `imporatnt`, `imporrtant`, `importannt`, `importantt`, `importatn`, `importnat`, `importtant`, `impotrant`, `impportant`, `improtant`, `ipmortant`, `miportant`

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