impensado

[ĩmpẽnˈsað̞o]

/[ĩmpẽnˈsað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“impensado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,739 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,739
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se aplica a las cosas que suceden sin pensar en ellas o sin esperarlas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impensado · impensado · Spanish

impensado · rank #73,739 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,739
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inaudible

Nearest frequency peer: inaudible (+2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “impensado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “impensado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impensado
PropertyValue
Headwordimpensado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmpẽnˈsað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impensado” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).impensadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “inaudible” (#73,741), “imborrables” (#73,736), “Imaz” (#73,735). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impensado” va en #73,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impensado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,739 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩmpẽnˈsað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se aplica a las cosas que suceden sin pensar en ellas o sin esperarlas.".

impensado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is impensado, spelled I-M-P-E-N-S-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se aplica a las cosas que suceden sin pensar en ellas o sin esperarlas.

Synonyms

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 "impensado"?
"impensado" is spelled I-M-P-E-N-S-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpẽnˈsað̞o].
What does "impensado" mean?
As an adjective, "impensado" means: Se aplica a las cosas que suceden sin pensar en ellas o sin esperarlas.
How do you pronounce "impensado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impensado" is [ĩmpẽnˈsað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list