imprisonment

/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/

//ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt// noun

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"imprisonment" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“imprisonment” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,438
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

Corpus desk

Index EN-imprisonment · imprisonment · English

imprisonment · rank #8,438 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,438
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hopkins

Nearest frequency peer: Hopkins (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “imprisonment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for imprisonment
PropertyValue
Headwordimprisonment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,438
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “imprisonment”

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).imprisonmentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Hopkins” (#8,437), “Indonesian” (#8,439), “hon” (#8,436). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “imprisonment” is #8,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around imprisonment (IPA /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,438 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for imprisonment, with forms such as "immprisonment", "impirsonment", and "impprisonment". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment. The correct English form is imprisonment, spelled I-M-P-R-I-S-O-N-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. His sinews woxen weake and raw / Through long emprisonment and hard constraint.
  2. Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by forcibly detaining one in the public streets.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.

Synonyms

incarcerationjaildom

This word in other languages

encarcelamiento(Español)emprisonnement(Français)Gefangenschaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immprisonment
  • impirsonment
  • impprisonment
  • impriosnment
  • imprisnoment
  • imprisomnent
  • imprisonemnt
  • imprisonmennt
  • imprisonmentt
  • imprisonmetn
  • imprisonmment
  • imprisonmnet
  • imprisonnment
  • imprissonment
  • imprrisonment
  • imprsionment
  • imrpisonment
  • ipmrisonment
  • miprisonment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imprisonment - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

immprisonment1impirsonment2impprisonment1impriosnment2imprisnoment2imprisomnent2imprisonemnt2imprisonmennt1
Edit distance from "imprisonment"

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 "imprisonment"?
"imprisonment" is spelled I-M-P-R-I-S-O-N-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/.
What does "imprisonment" mean?
As a noun, "imprisonment" means: A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
What are common misspellings of "imprisonment"?
Common misspellings include "immprisonment", "impirsonment", "impprisonment", "impriosnment", "imprisnoment". The correct spelling is "imprisonment".
How do you pronounce "imprisonment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imprisonment" is /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "imprisonment"?
From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list