imperiled
"imperiled" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imperiled” is uncommon English (frequency #62,214 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,214
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - at risk of becoming extinct
Corpus desk
Index EN-imperiled · imperiled · English
imperiled · rank #62,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,214
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH impel
Nearest frequency peer: impel (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “imperiled”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hysteresis
hysteresis
37,791 corpus weight
- iliac
iliac
37,789 corpus weight
- impel
impel
37,788 corpus weight
- imperiled
imperiled
37,787 corpus weight
- impulsivity
impulsivity
37,786 corpus weight
- incapacitate
incapacitate
37,784 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “imperiled” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imperiled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,214 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “imperiled” in English
Rare enough to double-check
imperiled is uncommon English at frequency #62,214 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "at risk of becoming extinct".
No generated misspelling entries exist for imperiled in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From imperil + -ed. The correct English form is imperiled, spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1at risk of becoming extinct
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how imperiled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The wildlife management plan was focused on helping the reproductive needs of imperiled species.
Etymology
From imperil + -ed.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).