impensable

[ĩmpẽnˈsaβ̞le]

/[ĩmpẽnˈsaβ̞le]/ adj

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The verdict

“impensable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,711
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no se puede pensar racionalmente, concebir o aceptar; que va contra el sentido común.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impensable · impensable · Spanish

impensable · rank #20,711 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,711
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH hueva

Nearest frequency peer: hueva (-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 “impensable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “impensable” 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).

impensable vs impecable
80% similar

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

Key facts for impensable
PropertyValue
Headwordimpensable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmpẽnˈsaβ̞le]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,711
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impensable”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).impensablecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hueva” (#20,710), “Huertas” (#20,709), “impresas” (#20,713). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impensable” va en #20,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around impensable (IPA [ĩmpẽnˈsaβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,711 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que no se puede pensar racionalmente, concebir o aceptar; que va contra el sentido común.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for impensable, with forms such as "imepnsable", "immpensable", and "impenasble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "impecable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is impensable, spelled I-M-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no se puede pensar racionalmente, concebir o aceptar; que va contra el sentido común.

Antonyms

concebiblepensable

This word in other languages

unthinkable(English)impensable(Français)undenkbar(Deutsch)impensável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imepnsable
  • immpensable
  • impenasble
  • impennsable
  • impensabble
  • impensabel
  • impensablle
  • impensalbe
  • impensavle
  • impensbale
  • impenssable
  • impesnable
  • impnesable
  • imppensable
  • ipmensable
  • mipensable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impensable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imepnsable2immpensable1impenasble2impennsable1impensabble1impensabel2impensablle1impensalbe2
Edit distance from "impensable"

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 "impensable"?
"impensable" is spelled I-M-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpẽnˈsaβ̞le].
What does "impensable" mean?
As an adjective, "impensable" means: Que no se puede pensar racionalmente, concebir o aceptar; que va contra el sentido común.
What words are commonly confused with "impensable"?
"impensable" is commonly confused with "impecable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impensable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impensable" is [ĩmpẽnˈsaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impensable" come from?
"impensable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impusieron#20,714historieta#20,707ingenuidad#20,716garantizan#20,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

localizados16 variantsmoviéndose16 variantsdestructor16 variantscómodamente16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list