impalpable
[ĩmpalˈpaβ̞le]
The verdict
“impalpable” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #98,536 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #98,536
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no se puede palpar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impalpable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩmpalˈpaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #98,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impalpable” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for impalpable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpalˈpaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,536 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for impalpable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is impalpable, spelled I-M-P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que no se puede palpar
- 2Por extensión, difícil de percibir con los sentidos
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 “impalpable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩmpalˈpaβ̞le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.