# imperial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/ · frequency rank #5,054

## Definitions
1. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
2. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
3. Very grand or fine.
4. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
5. Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)

## Etymology
From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Displaced Old English cāserlīċ.

## Easily confused with
- **imperium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imperial-vs-imperium)
- **impartial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impartial-vs-imperial)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imeprial`, `immperial`, `impeiral`, `imperail`, `imperiall`, `imperila`, `imperrial`, `impperial`, `impreial`, `ipmerial`, `miperial`

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