imputation

\ɛ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“imputation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,594
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’imputer ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imputation · imputation · French

imputation · rank #48,594 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,594
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impunis

Nearest frequency peer: impunis (-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 « imputation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « imputation » 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).

imputation vs imitation
80% similar
imputation vs importation
82% similar

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

Key facts for imputation
PropertyValue
Headwordimputation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,594
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imputation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).imputationse 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 « impunis » (#48,593), « inadéquation » (#48,595), « imprudente » (#48,592). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imputation » est au #48,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around imputation (IPA \ɛ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,594 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for imputation, with forms such as "immputation", "impputation", and "imptuation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "imitation", "importation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is imputation, spelled I-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’imputer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Détermination et enregistrement, pour une communication donnée, des éléments servant à calculer le prix à payer par chacun des clients concernés.
  3. 3
    Dans une suite de données, remplacement de données manquantes par des données judicieusement choisies.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette imputation ne doit pas être une imputation vague et indéterminée; celui qui l'a faite doit la signer. Je le ferai, moi, cette imputation, dût-elle faire tomber la tête de mon meilleur ami.
  2. M. Poinsett crut devoir répondre à ces imputations, et le 4 juillet 1827, il publia un exposé de sa conduite, ainsi que de la politique des États-Unis à l’égard du Mexique.

This word in other languages

imputation(English)imputación(Español)Beschuldigung(Deutsch)imputação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immputation
  • impputation
  • imptuation
  • impuattion
  • imputaiton
  • imputatino
  • imputationn
  • imputatoin
  • imputattion
  • imputtaion
  • imputtation
  • imuptation
  • ipmutation
  • miputation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imputation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

immputation1impputation1imptuation2impuattion2imputaiton2imputatino2imputationn1imputatoin2
Edit distance from "imputation"

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 "imputation"?
"imputation" is spelled I-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "imputation" mean?
As a noun, "imputation" means: Action d’imputer ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "imputation"?
"imputation" is commonly confused with "imitation", "importation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imputation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imputation" is \ɛ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imputation" come from?
"imputation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imprudente#48,592imposaient#48,591indulgents#48,601intriguant#48,608

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

immédiateté14 variantsKimberley14 variantsGladstone14 variantslogicielles14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list