imperativo
Spanish, noun/impeɾaˈtibo/
imperativo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “imperative (necessity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Modo gramatical, empleado en numerosas lenguas para expresar mandatos, órdenes o solicitudes taxativas”.
What does imperativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
imperative
Juan es muy imperativo con su novia.
noun
- 1
masculineimperative (necessity)
- 2
masculineimperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de aquello que impera. 2. Que denota deber u obligación.
noun: 1. Modo gramatical, empleado en numerosas lenguas para expresar mandatos, órdenes o solicitudes taxativas. 2. Tarea de obligado cumplimiento.
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 imperativo
- imperativa feminine
- imperativos masculine plural
- imperativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imperativo?
- /impeɾaˈtibo/
- [ĩm.pe.ɾaˈt̪i.β̞o]
- [ĩmpeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imperativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imperativo in Spanish?
imperativo appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).