imito
[iˈmit̪o]
The verdict
“imito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,311 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,311
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de imitar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [iˈmit̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imito” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
imito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,311 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [iˈmit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de imitar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for imito, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is imito, spelled I-M-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de imitar.
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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Using “imito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.