imperial

[ĩmpeˈɾjal]

/[ĩmpeˈɾjal]/ adj

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The verdict

“imperial” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,912
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al imperio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-imperial · imperial · Spanish

imperial · rank #6,912 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,912
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH imbécil

Nearest frequency peer: imbécil (-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 “imperial”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “imperial” 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).

imperial vs imperio
75% similar
imperial vs imperios
75% similar
imperial vs imperiales
80% similar

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

Key facts for imperial
PropertyValue
Headwordimperial
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmpeˈɾjal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,912
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “imperial”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “imbécil” (#6,911), “incapacidad” (#6,913), “hueco” (#6,910). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “imperial” va en #6,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around imperial (IPA [ĩmpeˈɾjal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,912 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for imperial, with forms such as "imeprial", "immperial", and "impeiral". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "imperio", "imperios", "imperiales", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is imperial, spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al imperio.
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne al emperador.
  3. 3
    Se aplica a una especie de ciruela.

This word in other languages

imperial(English)fr(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeprial
  • immperial
  • impeiral
  • imperail
  • imperiall
  • imperila
  • imperrial
  • impperial
  • impreial
  • ipmerial
  • miperial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imperial - 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.

imeprial2immperial1impeiral2imperail2imperiall1imperila2imperrial1impperial1
Edit distance from "imperial"

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 "imperial"?
"imperial" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpeˈɾjal].
What does "imperial" mean?
As an adjective, "imperial" means: Que pertenece o concierne al imperio.
What words are commonly confused with "imperial"?
"imperial" is commonly confused with "imperio", "imperios", "imperiales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imperial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperial" is [ĩmpeˈɾjal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imperial" come from?
"imperial" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mascotas#6,922disparar#6,900dependen#6,895nocturno#6,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ayudante11 variantssuperado11 variantsadoptado11 variantsabordar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list