# imperative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ · frequency rank #11,901

## Definitions
1. Essential; crucial; extremely important.
2. Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
3. Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
4. Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.

## Easily confused with
- **iterative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imperative-vs-iterative)

## Common misspellings (14)
`imeprative`, `immperative`, `impeartive`, `imperaitve`, `imperatiev`, `imperativve`, `imperattive`, `imperatvie`, `imperrative`, `impertaive`, `impperative`, `impreative`, `ipmerative`, `miperative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/imperative