imposture
French, noun/ɛ̃.pɔs.tyʁ/
imposture is spelled I-M-P-O-S-T-U-R-E (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 20,952nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Imposture is a French feminine noun meaning “imposture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce que l’on impute faussement à quelqu’un dans le dessein de lui nuire”.
What does imposture mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimposture
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce que l’on impute faussement à quelqu’un dans le dessein de lui nuire. 2. Doctrine destinée à séduire les hommes, à faire secte. 3. Ouvrage fabriqué dans une intention de fraude et donné comme l’œuvre d'un auteur connu. 4. Action de tromper dans ses mœurs, dans sa conduite, afin d’en imposer et de se faire passer pour une autre personne qu’on n’est.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of imposture
- impostures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imposture?
- /ɛ̃.pɔs.tyʁ/
- \ɛ̃.pɔs.tyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imposture
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imposture in French?
imposture appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).