IMC
[ˈĩmk]
The verdict
“IMC” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,654 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,654
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El índice de masa corporal (IMC) es una medida de asociación entre el peso y la talla de un individuo. Se calcula dividiendo el peso por el cuadrado de la talla. Si bien este índice no mide el porc...
Corpus desk
Index ES-imc · IMC · Spanish
IMC · rank #55,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,654
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH impactaron
Nearest frequency peer: impactaron (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “IMC”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- hundía
hundía
44,353 corpus weight
- identificab…
identificaban
44,351 corpus weight
- IMC
IMC
44,347 corpus weight
- impactaron
impactaron
44,346 corpus weight
- impresores
impresores
44,343 corpus weight
- impugnacion…
impugnaciones
44,342 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “IMC” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | IMC |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈĩmk] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #55,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “IMC” en español
Rare enough to double-check
IMC is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,654 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈĩmk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "El índice de masa corporal (IMC) es una medida de asociación entre el peso y la talla de un individuo. Se calcula dividiendo el peso por el cuadrado de la talla. Si bien este índice no mide el porc...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for IMC, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is IMC, spelled I-M-C.
Definition
- 1El índice de masa corporal (IMC) es una medida de asociación entre el peso y la talla de un individuo. Se calcula dividiendo el peso por el cuadrado de la talla. Si bien este índice no mide el porcentaje de grasa corporal, resulta útil para estimar el estado de salud del cuerpo de una persona con base en su estatura y peso.
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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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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