imposture
/ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/
"imposture" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imposture” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imposture · imposture · English
imposture · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imposture |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “imposture” in English
Rare enough to double-check
imposture is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for imposture, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus. The correct English form is imposture, spelled I-M-P-O-S-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imposture appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Among an unenlightened people every impoſture is likely to take place, for ignorance is the parent of credulity.
There is something very horrible in the laugh of a dying man: Hovering on the verge of both worlds, he seems to give the lie to both, and proclaim the enjoyments of one, and the hopes of another, alike an imposture.
Etymology
From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.