imperioso
Spanish, adjective/impeˈɾjoso/
imperioso is a Spanish adjective meaning “urgent, imperious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que manda con imperio”.
What does imperioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
urgent, imperious
- 2
ineluctable, inescapable
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que manda con imperio. 2. Que se hace con imperio. 3. Autoritario, exigente. 4. Urgente, ineludible.
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 imperioso
- imperiosa feminine
- imperiosos masculine plural
- imperiosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imperioso?
- /impeˈɾjoso/
- [ĩm.peˈɾjo.so]
- [ĩmpeˈɾjoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imperioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imperioso in Spanish?
imperioso appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).