impermeable

[ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le]

/[ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“impermeable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,031
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no puede absorber o ser atravesado por un líquido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impermeable · impermeable · Spanish

impermeable · rank #28,031 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,031
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ilógico

Nearest frequency peer: ilógico (-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 “impermeable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “impermeable” 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).

impermeable vs impermeables
92% similar

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

Key facts for impermeable
PropertyValue
Headwordimpermeable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,031
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impermeable”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.impermeablecae 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 “ilógico” (#28,030), “implementando” (#28,032), “importada” (#28,033). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impermeable” va en #28,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around impermeable (IPA [ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,031 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for impermeable, with forms such as "imeprmeable", "immpermeable", and "impemreable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "impermeables", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is impermeable, spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-E-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no puede absorber o ser atravesado por un líquido.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, que no puede ser afectado por una situación o emoción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how impermeable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Las aguas que circulan por el interior se hallan, como veremos más adelante, sujetas á los mismos principios que las externas, formando arroyos, rios y lagos, enteramente iguales á los de la superficie del globo. La permeabilidad permite la filtracion, pero el carácter impermeable de ciertas rocas impide que las aguas corran en sentido vertical, teniendo…
  2. Pues bien, según parece, Mr. Robert ha conseguido hacer el corcho de todo punto impermeable. Á este fin, lo corta en pequeños pedazos, del tamaño de una cabeza de alfiler; somete después estos pedazos á la acción del negro de humo, en la proporción de un litro de éste por tres litros de corcho desmenuzado, y resulta una substancia de densidad constante, d…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeprmeable
  • immpermeable
  • impemreable
  • imperemable
  • impermaeble
  • impermeabble
  • impermeabel
  • impermeablle
  • impermealbe
  • impermeavle
  • impermebale
  • impermmeable
  • imperrmeable
  • imppermeable
  • impremeable
  • ipmermeable
  • mipermeable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impermeable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imeprmeable2immpermeable1impemreable2imperemable2impermaeble2impermeabble1impermeabel2impermeablle1
Edit distance from "impermeable"

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 "impermeable"?
"impermeable" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-E-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le].
What does "impermeable" mean?
As an adjective, "impermeable" means: Que no puede absorber o ser atravesado por un líquido.
What words are commonly confused with "impermeable"?
"impermeable" is commonly confused with "impermeables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impermeable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impermeable" is [ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impermeable" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list