imperativo

/[ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,616

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

imperativo is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de aquello que impera. Pronounced [ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o].

Key facts for imperativo
PropertyValue
Headwordimperativo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,616
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for imperativo is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,616 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.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for imperativo, with forms such as "imeprativo", "immperativo", and "impeartivo". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 imperativo, spelled I-M-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de aquello que impera.
  2. 2
    Que denota deber u obligación.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imeprativo,immperativo,impeartivo,imperaitvo,imperatibo,imperatiov,imperativvo,imperattivo,imperatvio,imperrativo,impertaivo,impperativo,impreativo,ipmerativo,miperativo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imperativo

Misspelling Variants of "imperativo"

imeprativo10immperativo11impeartivo10imperaitvo10imperatibo10imperatiov10imperativvo11imperattivo11
Misspelling Variants of "imperativo"

Frequency rank: #16,616 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imperativo"?
"imperativo" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "imperativo" mean?
As an adj, "imperativo" means: Dicho de aquello que impera.
What are common misspellings of "imperativo"?
Common misspellings include "imeprativo", "immperativo", "impeartivo", "imperaitvo", "imperatibo". The correct spelling is "imperativo".
How do you pronounce "imperativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperativo" is [ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imperativo" come from?
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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.