impassioned

adj

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"impassioned" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“impassioned” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,220
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.

Corpus desk

Index EN-impassioned · impassioned · English

impassioned · rank #31,220 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,220
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH indemnity

Nearest frequency peer: indemnity (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “impassioned”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “impassioned” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impassioned
PropertyValue
Headwordimpassioned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,220
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “impassioned”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).impassionedlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “indemnity” (#31,221), “immerse” (#31,218), “Indira” (#31,222). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “impassioned” is #31,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around impassioned, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,220 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for impassioned, with forms such as "imapssioned", "immpassioned", and "impasioned". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From impassion + -ed. The correct English form is impassioned, spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-I-O-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […]
  2. The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.

Etymology

From impassion + -ed.

This word in other languages

leidenschaftlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imapssioned
  • immpassioned
  • impasioned
  • impasisoned
  • impassinoed
  • impassioend
  • impassionde
  • impassionedd
  • impassionned
  • impassoined
  • imppassioned
  • impsasioned
  • ipmassioned
  • mipassioned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impassioned - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imapssioned2immpassioned1impasioned1impasisoned2impassinoed2impassioend2impassionde2impassionedd1
Edit distance from "impassioned"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impassioned"?
"impassioned" is spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-I-O-N-E-D.
What does "impassioned" mean?
As an adjective, "impassioned" means: Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
What are common misspellings of "impassioned"?
Common misspellings include "imapssioned", "immpassioned", "impasioned", "impasisoned", "impassinoed". The correct spelling is "impassioned".
What is the origin of the word "impassioned"?
From impassion + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

householder#31,207Galatasaray#31,185Mesopotamia#31,256exasperated#31,166

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

indemnity14 variantsHutchison14 variantshoneycomb14 variantsgratuitous14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list