impute
/ɪmˈpjuːt/
"impute" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“impute” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
Corpus desk
Index EN-impute · impute · English
impute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪmˈpjuːt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “impute” in English
Rare enough to double-check
impute is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪmˈpjuːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how impute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness.
Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, / If mem’ry o’er their tomb no trophies raise, / Where thro’ the long-drawn isle and fretted vault, / The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
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.