imposanter

[ɪmpoˈzantɐ]

/[ɪmpoˈzantɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“imposanter” is uncommon German (frequency #79,323 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,323
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant

Corpus desk

Index DE-imposanter · imposanter · German

imposanter · rank #79,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,323
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Importeure

Nearest frequency peer: Importeure (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “imposanter”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “imposanter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for imposanter
PropertyValue
Headwordimposanter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪmpoˈzantɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “imposanter” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.imposanterliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Importeure“ (#79,322), „indirektes“ (#79,324), „induktive“ (#79,325). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imposanter is uncommon German at frequency #79,323 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪmpoˈzantɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for imposanter, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is imposanter, spelled I-M-P-O-S-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant

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 "imposanter"?
"imposanter" is spelled I-M-P-O-S-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmpoˈzantɐ].
What does "imposanter" mean?
As an adjective, "imposanter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imposant
How do you pronounce "imposanter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imposanter" is [ɪmpoˈzantɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imposanter" come from?
"imposanter" 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 "imposanter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Importeure#79,322indirektes#79,324Instinkten#79,333Hörspielen#79,312

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list