# imprison

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/ · frequency rank #34,122

## Definitions
1. To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Equivalent to im- + prison.

## Easily confused with
- **imprisoned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imprison-vs-imprisoned)

## Common misspellings (12)
`immprison`, `impirson`, `impprison`, `impriosn`, `imprisno`, `imprisonn`, `imprisson`, `imprrison`, `imprsion`, `imrpison`, `ipmrison`, `miprison`

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