impute
/ɪmˈpjuːt/
"impute" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“impute” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪmˈpjuːt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impute” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for impute is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪmˈpjuːt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for impute, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French imputer, from Latin imputō (“to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute”). The correct English form is impute, spelled I-M-P-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
- 2To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.
- 3To take into account.
- 4To attribute or credit to.
- 5To replace missing data with substituted values.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imputer, from Latin imputō (“to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “impute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-P-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪmˈpjuːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.