importes

\ɛ̃.pɔʁt\

/\ɛ̃.pɔʁt\/ verb

The verdict

“importes” is uncommon French (frequency #88,745 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,745
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de importer.

Key facts for importes
PropertyValue
Headwordimportes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.pɔʁt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “importes” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). importes lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

importes is uncommon French at frequency #88,745 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.pɔʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for importes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is importes, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de importer.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de importer.

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 "importes"?
"importes" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɔʁt\.
What does "importes" mean?
As a verb, "importes" means: Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de importer.
How do you pronounce "importes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "importes" is \ɛ̃.pɔʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "importes" come from?
"importes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “importes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M-P-O-R-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.pɔʁt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list