imputation
/ˌɪm.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
imputation is spelled I-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, imputation means “The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of imputation is imputations.
How many letters and syllables are in imputation?
| Letters | 10: I-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 imputation?
Imputation appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 imputation?
- US /ˌɪm.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
Imputation has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-imputation.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-imputation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with imputation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as imputation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 imputation
- imputations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imputation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
- 2
That which has been imputed or charged.
- 3
Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
- 4
A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
the imputation of the sin of Adam
- 5
Opinion; intimation; hint.
- 6
The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
- 7
The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
- 8
A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Imputation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of imputing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | imputation |
| German | Unterstellung |
| Portuguese | imputação |
| Spanish | imputación |
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 imputation come from?
From Middle French imputation, from Latin imputatio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).