# imperium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/ · frequency rank #43,204

## Definitions
1. Supreme power; dominion.
2. The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Doublet of empery and empire.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`imeprium`, `immperium`, `impeirum`, `imperimu`, `imperiumm`, `imperrium`, `imperuim`, `impperium`, `impreium`, `ipmerium`, `miperium`

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