impressed

Name: impressed, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪmˈpɹɛst/

//ɪmˈpɹɛst// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“impressed” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,022
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - strongly affected, especially favourably

Corpus desk

Index EN-impressed · impressed · English

impressed · rank #4,022 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-COMMON #4,022
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH glasses

Nearest frequency peer: glasses (-1 rank slots)

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.

flood

95,983
genetic

95,981
glasses

95,980
impressed

95,979
indicated

95,978
instant

95,977

What this shows “impressed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

impressed vs impress

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for impressed
Property	Value
Headword	impressed
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ɪmˈpɹɛst/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#4,022
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “impressed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).impressedlands here:

#4,022

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “glasses” (#4,021), “indicated” (#4,023), “genetic” (#4,020). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “impressed” is #4,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around impressed (IPA /ɪmˈpɹɛst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,022 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for impressed, with forms such as "immpressed", "imperssed", and "imppressed". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "impress", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is impressed, spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-E-D.

Definition

1
strongly affected, especially favourably
2
stamped, under pressure
3
compelled to serve in a military force
4
confiscated by force or authority

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how impressed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

I was impressed with the cleanliness of the hotel.

Antonyms

unimpressed

This word in other languages

impresionado(Español)impressionné(Français)beeindruckt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

immpressed
imperssed
imppressed
impresed
impresesd
impressde
impressedd
imprressed
imprsesed
imrpessed
ipmressed
mipressed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impressed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "impressed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impressed"?

"impressed" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹɛst/.

What does "impressed" mean?

As an adjective, "impressed" means: strongly affected, especially favourably

What words are commonly confused with "impressed"?

"impressed" is commonly confused with "impress". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "impressed"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impressed" is /ɪmˈpɹɛst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "impressed" come from?

"impressed" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impressed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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