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imperio

Spanish, noun/imˈpeɾjo/

imperio is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-O (7 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,297th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Imperio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de imperar, o de mandar con autoridad”.

What does imperio mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineempire

    heredar el imperio

  2. 2

    masculineimperium

  3. 3

    masculinerule (of law)

  4. 4

    masculinearrogance

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Acción de imperar, o de mandar con autoridad. 2. Dignidad de emperador. 3. Espacio de tiempo que dura el gobierno de un emperador. 4. Conjunto de estados o territorios gobernados por un emperador.

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 imperio

  • imperios plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce imperio?

  • /imˈpeɾjo/
  • [ĩmˈpe.ɾjo]
  • [ĩmˈpeɾjo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to imperio

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is imperio in Spanish?

imperio appears 37 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).

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