impact

/ˈɪm.pækt/

//ˈɪm.pækt// noun

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The verdict

“impact” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,702
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El golpe de un cuerpo contra otro, impacto; colisión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impact · impact · Spanish

impact · rank #32,702 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,702
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH iluso

Nearest frequency peer: iluso (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “impact”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “impact” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

impact vs impar
67% similar
impact vs impago
67% similar
impact vs import
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for impact
PropertyValue
Headwordimpact
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪm.pækt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,702
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impact”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).impactcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “iluso” (#32,701), “impondrá” (#32,703), “idear” (#32,700). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impact” va en #32,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around impact (IPA /ˈɪm.pækt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,702 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for impact, with forms such as "imapct", "immpact", and "impacct". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "impar", "impago", "import", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is impact, spelled I-M-P-A-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    El golpe de un cuerpo contra otro, impacto; colisión.
  2. 2
    La fuerza o energía de una colisión de dos objetos.
  3. 3
    A forced impinging.
  4. 4
    Una influencia o efecto significativo o fuerte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how impact appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
  2. His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imapct
  • immpact
  • impacct
  • impactt
  • impatc
  • impcat
  • imppact
  • ipmact
  • mipact

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impact - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imapct2immpact1impacct1impactt1impatc2impcat2imppact1ipmact2
Edit distance from "impact"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impact"?
"impact" is spelled I-M-P-A-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪm.pækt/.
What does "impact" mean?
As a noun, "impact" means: El golpe de un cuerpo contra otro, impacto; colisión.
What words are commonly confused with "impact"?
"impact" is commonly confused with "impar", "impago", "import". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impact"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impact" is /ˈɪm.pækt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impact" come from?
"impact" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impact", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hielos#32,696gilada#32,682killer#32,731Fraser#32,672

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

guiando9 variantskurdos9 variantsmechas9 variantsentraña9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list