imperator

noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,779

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

imperator is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der Befehle oder Anordnungen erteilt oder für etwas verantwortlich ist, besonders Führer eines Landes; Herrscher, Gebieter Often confused with Imperativ.

Key facts for imperator
PropertyValue
Headwordimperator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,779
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of imperator in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for imperator is 9 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #27,779 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for imperator, with forms such as "imeprator", "immperator", and "impeartor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Imperativ", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is imperator, spelled I-M-P-E-R-A-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Befehle oder Anordnungen erteilt oder für etwas verantwortlich ist, besonders Führer eines Landes; Herrscher, Gebieter
  2. 2
    jemand, der eine Armee befehligt

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imeprator,immperator,impeartor,imperaotr,imperatorr,imperatro,imperattor,imperrator,impertaor,impperator,impreator,ipmerator,miperator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imperator

Misspelling Variants of "imperator"

imeprator9immperator10impeartor9imperaotr9imperatorr10imperatro9imperattor10imperrator10
Misspelling Variants of "imperator"

Frequency rank: #27,779 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imperator"?
"imperator" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-A-T-O-R.
What does "imperator" mean?
As a noun, "imperator" means: jemand, der Befehle oder Anordnungen erteilt oder für etwas verantwortlich ist, besonders Führer eines Landes; Herrscher, Gebieter
What words are commonly confused with "imperator"?
"imperator" is commonly confused with "Imperativ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "imperator" come from?
"imperator" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.