Imst

[ɪmst]

/[ɪmst]/ name

The verdict

“Imst” is uncommon German (frequency #55,435 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,435
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im österreichischen Bundesland Tirol

Corpus desk

Index DE-imst · Imst · German

Imst · rank #55,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,435
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH impulsiv

Nearest frequency peer: impulsiv (-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 „Imst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Imst
PropertyValue
HeadwordImst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɪmst]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Imst“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „impulsiv“ (#55,434), „Inbrunst“ (#55,436), „implizieren“ (#55,433). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Imst“ bei #55,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Imst is uncommon German at frequency #55,435 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɪmst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Imst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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. The correct German form is Imst, spelled I-M-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im österreichischen Bundesland Tirol
  2. 2
    Verwaltungsbezirk in Tirol

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schon in der Römerzeit war Imst ein Verkehrsknoten an der Via Claudia Augusta.
  2. Seit den frühen Morgenstunden sind mehrere Feuerwehren im Bezirk Imst unterwegs diverse Schäden nach dem andauernden Regen und starkem Wind abzuarbeiten.

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 "Imst"?
"Imst" is spelled I-M-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmst].
What does "Imst" mean?
As a proper noun, "Imst" means: Stadt im österreichischen Bundesland Tirol
How do you pronounce "Imst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Imst" is [ɪmst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Imst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list