# purport

> English word · Verb · IPA /pəˈpɔːt/ · frequency rank #45,020

## Definitions
1. To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
2. To intend.

## Etymology
From Middle English purporten, from Anglo-Norman purporter and Old French porporter (“convey, contain, carry”), from pur-, from Latin pro (“forth”) + Old French porter (“carry”), from Latin portō (“carry”).

## Easily confused with
- **purpose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purport-vs-purpose)
- **purported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purport-vs-purported)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ppurport`, `pruport`, `puprort`, `puroprt`, `purporrt`, `purportt`, `purpotr`, `purpport`, `purprot`, `purrport`, `uprport`

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