import

\ɛ̃.pɔʁ\

/\ɛ̃.pɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“import” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,562
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Importation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-import · import · French

import · rank #19,562 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,562
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH immédiats

Nearest frequency peer: immédiats (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « import »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « import » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

import vs impôt
67% similar
import vs impro
67% similar
import vs impur
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for import
PropertyValue
Headwordimport
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.pɔʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,562
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « import »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).importse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « immédiats » (#19,561), « induction » (#19,563), « identitaires » (#19,560). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « import » est au #19,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around import (IPA \ɛ̃.pɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,562 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Importation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for import, with forms such as "immport", "imoprt", and "imporrt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "impôt", "impro", "impur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is import, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Importation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how import appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il fait de l’import-export.
  2. Le tarif inclut le cout de l’import.

Antonyms

exportexportation

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immport
  • imoprt
  • imporrt
  • importt
  • impotr
  • impport
  • improt
  • ipmort
  • miport

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of import - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

immport1imoprt2imporrt1importt1impotr2impport1improt2ipmort2
Edit distance from "import"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "import"?
"import" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɔʁ\.
What does "import" mean?
As a noun, "import" means: Importation.
What words are commonly confused with "import"?
"import" is commonly confused with "impôt", "impro", "impur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "import"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "import" is \ɛ̃.pɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "import" come from?
"import" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "import", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list