impermeable
Spanish, noun/impeɾmeˈable/
impermeable is spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-E-A-B-L-E (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,880th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impermeable is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “raincoat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sobretodo impermeable₁”.
What does impermeable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineimpermeable, waterproof
noun
- 1
masculineraincoat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no puede absorber o ser atravesado por un líquido. 2. Por extensión, que no puede ser afectado por una situación o emoción.
noun: 1. Sobretodo impermeable₁.
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 impermeable
- impermeables feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impermeable?
- /impeɾmeˈable/
- [ĩm.peɾ.meˈa.β̞le]
- [ĩmpeɾmeˈaβ̞le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impermeable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impermeable in Spanish?
impermeable appears 1.4 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).