impala

[imˈpala]

/[imˈpala]/ noun

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The verdict

“impala” is uncommon German (frequency #87,871 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,871
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

Corpus desk

Index DE-impala · impala · German

impala · rank #87,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,871
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH immerdar

Nearest frequency peer: immerdar (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „impala“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „impala“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impala
PropertyValue
Headwordimpala
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[imˈpala]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „impala“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.impalafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „immerdar“ (#87,870), „Impedanz“ (#87,872), „Imperien“ (#87,873). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „impala“ bei #87,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impala is uncommon German at frequency #87,871 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [imˈpala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impala (Aepyceros melampus)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for impala, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is impala, spelled I-M-P-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impala"?
"impala" is spelled I-M-P-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [imˈpala].
What does "impala" mean?
As a noun, "impala" means: Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
How do you pronounce "impala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impala" is [imˈpala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impala" come from?
"impala" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Häfner#87,861Kanake#87,910Hesses#87,829heftet#87,810

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list