# impure

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #30,840

## Definitions
1. Not pure
2. Not pure
3. Not pure
4. Not pure

## Etymology
From Middle French impur, from Latin impūrus.

## Easily confused with
- **insure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impure-vs-insure)
- **injure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impure-vs-injure)
- **immune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immune-vs-impure)
- **import** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/import-vs-impure)
- **impose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impose-vs-impure)
- **impede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impede-vs-impure)
- **impart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-impure)
- **impulse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impulse-vs-impure)
- **implore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/implore-vs-impure)

## Common misspellings (8)
`immpure`, `imppure`, `imprue`, `impuer`, `impurre`, `imupre`, `ipmure`, `mipure`

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