imponieren

[ɪmpoˈniːʁən]

/[ɪmpoˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“imponieren” is uncommon German (frequency #60,690 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,690
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei jemandem einen guten Eindruck machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-imponieren · imponieren · German

imponieren · rank #60,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,690
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Immobilienfon…

Nearest frequency peer: Immobilienfonds (-2 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 „imponieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for imponieren
PropertyValue
Headwordimponieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪmpoˈniːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „imponieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).imponierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Immobilienfonds“ (#60,688), „IgM“ (#60,687), „Indogermanischen“ (#60,693). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „imponieren“ bei #60,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imponieren is uncommon German at frequency #60,690 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɪmpoˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for imponieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is imponieren, spelled I-M-P-O-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei jemandem einen guten Eindruck machen
  2. 2
    als hervorstechendes Merkmal aufweisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du hättest ihr nicht besser imponieren können als sie mit einem selbstgeschriebenen Lied zu besingen.
  2. Bei der Patientin imponieren insbesondere Schwierigkeiten der Merkfähigkeit.

Synonyms

beeindruckenerscheinenmanifestieren

This word in other languages

impress(English)impresionar(Español)impressionner(Français)

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 "imponieren"?
"imponieren" is spelled I-M-P-O-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmpoˈniːʁən].
What does "imponieren" mean?
As a verb, "imponieren" means: bei jemandem einen guten Eindruck machen
How do you pronounce "imponieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imponieren" is [ɪmpoˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imponieren" come from?
"imponieren" 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 "imponieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

herausgibt#60,659Kantonsrat#60,721Kennziffer#60,727hautfarben#60,647

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list