impala
/ɪmˈpɑːlə/noun
impala is spelled I-M-P-A-L-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impala means “An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impala is impalas.
How many letters and syllables are in impala?
| Letters | 6: I-M-P-A-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impala?
Impala appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce impala?
- /ɪmˈpɑːlə/
Impala has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-impala.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impala
- impalas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impala mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impala in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense African antelope:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impala come from?
Borrowed from Zulu ímpala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).