impersonal

[ĩmpeɾsoˈnal]

/[ĩmpeɾsoˈnal]/ adj

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The verdict

“impersonal” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,969
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no tiene carácter personal, en el sentido de calor humano u originalidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impersonal · impersonal · Spanish

impersonal · rank #41,969 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,969
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH imperceptible

Nearest frequency peer: imperceptible (-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 “impersonal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “impersonal” 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
Key facts for impersonal
PropertyValue
Headwordimpersonal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmpeɾsoˈnal]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,969
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impersonal”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).impersonalcae 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 “imperceptible” (#41,968), “implementaron” (#41,970), “impartida” (#41,967). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impersonal” va en #41,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around impersonal (IPA [ĩmpeɾsoˈnal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,969 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for impersonal, with forms such as "imeprsonal", "immpersonal", and "imperosnal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is impersonal, spelled I-M-P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no tiene carácter personal, en el sentido de calor humano u originalidad.
  2. 2
    Que no se aplica a ningún individuo específico.
  3. 3
    Se dice del verbo u oración en que no aparece el sujeto, por ser desconocido o no aplicarse a nadie en particular.
  4. 4
    Se dice del modo de dirigirse a otros en tercera persona, sin emplear el tratamiento de "tú", "usted", etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El verbo "diluviar" es impersonal porque no tiene sujeto.
  2. La oración "hay fruta" es impersonal porque el sujeto es desconocido (fruta es el objeto, no el sujeto, del verbo haber).

Antonyms

personal

This word in other languages

impersonal(English)impersonnel(Français)unpersönlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeprsonal
  • immpersonal
  • imperosnal
  • imperrsonal
  • impersnoal
  • impersoanl
  • impersonall
  • impersonla
  • impersonnal
  • imperssonal
  • impesronal
  • imppersonal
  • impresonal
  • ipmersonal
  • mipersonal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imeprsonal2immpersonal1imperosnal2imperrsonal1impersnoal2impersoanl2impersonall1impersonla2
Edit distance from "impersonal"

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 "impersonal"?
"impersonal" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpeɾsoˈnal].
What does "impersonal" mean?
As an adjective, "impersonal" means: Que no tiene carácter personal, en el sentido de calor humano u originalidad.
What are common misspellings of "impersonal"?
Common misspellings include "imeprsonal", "immpersonal", "imperosnal", "imperrsonal", "impersnoal". The correct spelling is "impersonal".
How do you pronounce "impersonal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impersonal" is [ĩmpeɾsoˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impersonal" come from?
"impersonal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imitadores#41,966illuminati#41,964indolencia#41,977humillados#41,959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

inmundicia15 variantsinsolencia15 variantsirrepetible15 variantsmaestranza15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list