# imposter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,682

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of impostor.

## Etymology
Replacement of impostor -or with -er.

## Easily confused with
- **impostor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imposter-vs-impostor)
- **impose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impose-vs-imposter)
- **imposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imposed-vs-imposter)
- **imported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imported-vs-imposter)
- **importer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/importer-vs-imposter)

## Common misspellings (12)
`immposter`, `imopster`, `imposetr`, `imposster`, `imposterr`, `impostre`, `impostter`, `impotser`, `impposter`, `impsoter`, `ipmoster`, `miposter`

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