impedir

/[ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,432

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

impedir is aSpanishverb. It means: Estorbar, imposibilitar la ejecución de una cosa. Pronounced [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]. It ranks #4,432 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with imperio and impidió.

Key facts for impedir
PropertyValue
Headwordimpedir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,432
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of impedir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for impedir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,432 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for impedir, with forms such as "imepdir", "immpedir", and "impdeir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "imperio", "impidió", "impedirá", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is impedir, spelled I-M-P-E-D-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estorbar, imposibilitar la ejecución de una cosa.
  2. 2
    Suspender, embargar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imepdir,immpedir,impdeir,impeddir,impedirr,impedri,impeidr,imppedir,ipmedir,mipedir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for impedir

Misspelling Variants of "impedir"

imepdir7immpedir8impdeir7impeddir8impedirr8impedri7impeidr7imppedir8
Misspelling Variants of "impedir"

Frequency rank: #4,432 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impedir"?
"impedir" is spelled I-M-P-E-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ].
What does "impedir" mean?
As a verb, "impedir" means: Estorbar, imposibilitar la ejecución de una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "impedir"?
"impedir" is commonly confused with "imperio", "impidió", "impedirá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impedir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impedir" is [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impedir" come from?
"impedir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.