imprimatur
im·pri·ma·tur/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə/noun
imprimatur is spelled I-M-P-R-I-M-A-T-U-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables (im·pri·ma·tur). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, imprimatur means “An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of imprimatur is imprimaturs or imprimantur.
How many letters and syllables are in imprimatur?
| Letters | 10: I-M-P-R-I-M-A-T-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: im·pri·ma·tur |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is imprimatur?
Imprimatur appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce imprimatur?
- UK /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.tə/
- UK /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑː.tə/
- UK /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑː.tʊə/
Imprimatur has 4 syllables, split im·pri·ma·tur in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-imprimatur.ogg, En-us-imprimatur-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with imprimatur?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as imprimatur from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of imprimatur
- imprimaturs plural
- imprimantur plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imprimatur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
The Cheats · A Comedy · Written in the Year, M.DC.LXII. Imprimatur, Roger L'estrange. Nov. 5. 1663. By John Wilson
- 2
Any mark of official approval.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate imprimatur?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of imprimatur: imp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Imprimatur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense official license to publish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | imprimatur |
| Spanish | imprimátur |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does imprimatur come from?
From Latin imprimātur (“let it be printed”), third person singular present subjunctive passive form of imprimere (“to imprint”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).