imprint
/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/
"imprint" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imprint” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,638 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,638
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imprint |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imprint” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for imprint is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,638 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for imprint, with forms such as "immprint", "impirnt", and "impprint". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "imprinted", "implant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere. The correct English form is imprint, spelled I-M-P-R-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
- 2The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
- 3A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
Etymology
From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: immprint,impirnt,impprint,imprinnt,imprintt,impritn,imprnit,imprrint,imrpint,ipmrint,miprint
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imprint - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “imprint”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-P-R-I-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “imprinted” - see the side-by-side comparison. imprint vs imprinted
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.