impás
Spanish, noun/imˈpas/
impás is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “impasse; deadlock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Problema u obstáculo del cual es muy difícil salir”.
What does impás mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineimpasse; deadlock
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Problema u obstáculo del cual es muy difícil salir. 2. Recesión o descanso tomado respecto de un asunto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of impás
- impases plural
- impasse alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impás?
- /imˈpas/
- [ĩmˈpas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impás
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impás in Spanish?
impás appears about once in every 66 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).