imperium

[ɪmˈpɛ.rɪ.ũː]

/[ɪmˈpɛ.rɪ.ũː]/ noun

The verdict

“imperium” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,238 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,238
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mando, orden.

Corpus desk

Index ES-imperium · imperium · Spanish

imperium · rank #79,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,238
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignoremos

Nearest frequency peer: ignoremos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “imperium”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “imperium” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for imperium
PropertyValue
Headwordimperium
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmˈpɛ.rɪ.ũː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “imperium” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.imperiumcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ignoremos” (#79,237), “impoluta” (#79,240), “improductivas” (#79,241). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “imperium” va en #79,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imperium is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,238 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmˈpɛ.rɪ.ũː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

imperium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is imperium, spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mando, orden.
  2. 2
    Autoridad.
  3. 3
    Poder supremo (militar y judicial), mando.
  4. 4
    Dominio, soberanía, hegemonía.
  5. 5
    Imperio.

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 "imperium"?
"imperium" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmˈpɛ.rɪ.ũː].
What does "imperium" mean?
As a noun, "imperium" means: Mando, orden.
How do you pronounce "imperium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperium" is [ɪmˈpɛ.rɪ.ũː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list