imputer

\ɛ̃.py.te\

/\ɛ̃.py.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“imputer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,570
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attribuer à quelqu’un une chose digne de blâme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imputer · imputer · French

imputer · rank #34,570 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,570
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imputables

Nearest frequency peer: imputables (-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 « imputer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « imputer » 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).

imputer vs impur
71% similar
imputer vs imiter
71% similar
imputer vs impute
86% similar

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

Key facts for imputer
PropertyValue
Headwordimputer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.py.te\
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,570
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imputer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.imputerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « imputables » (#34,569), « inaptitude » (#34,571), « imposera » (#34,568). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imputer » est au #34,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around imputer (IPA \ɛ̃.py.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,570 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for imputer, with forms such as "immputer", "impputer", and "imptuer". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "impur", "imiter", "impute", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is imputer, spelled I-M-P-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attribuer à quelqu’un une chose digne de blâme.
  2. 2
    Appliquer un paiement à une certaine dette ; déduire une somme, une valeur d’une autre somme, d’une autre valeur, l’en rabattre.
  3. 3
    Appliquer aux hommes les mérites de Jésus-Christ.
  4. 4
    Effectuer une imputation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — On vous impute d’avoir correspondu avec les ennemis du royaume, on vous impute d’avoir surpris les secrets de l’État, on vous impute d’avoir essayé de faire avorter les plans de votre général.
  2. C'est lui qui, au Palais, dans la salle des témoins, durant les Assises, a eu cette phrase pour faire avouer à un gros type qu'il était bien lui, le gros, l'auteur du crime qu'on imputait à l'autre, entre les deux cipaux : […].

This word in other languages

impute(English)imputar(Español)andichten(Deutsch)imputar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immputer
  • impputer
  • imptuer
  • impuetr
  • imputerr
  • imputre
  • imputter
  • imupter
  • ipmuter
  • miputer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imputer - 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.

immputer1impputer1imptuer2impuetr2imputerr1imputre2imputter1imupter2
Edit distance from "imputer"

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 "imputer"?
"imputer" is spelled I-M-P-U-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.py.te\.
What does "imputer" mean?
As a verb, "imputer" means: Attribuer à quelqu’un une chose digne de blâme.
What words are commonly confused with "imputer"?
"imputer" is commonly confused with "impur", "imiter", "impute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imputer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imputer" is \ɛ̃.py.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imputer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ingérer#34,577highway#34,560insérée#34,581hameçon#34,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

haineuse10 variantsGuilhem10 variantsLachine10 variantslaxiste10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list