impertinente
[ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“impertinente” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,800 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,800
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aplicado a personas que importunan con sus palabras o actos, porque están fuera de lugar o porque son molestos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impertinente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #39,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impertinente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for impertinente is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,800 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for impertinente, with forms such as "imeprtinente", "immpertinente", and "imperitnente". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is impertinente, spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Aplicado a personas que importunan con sus palabras o actos, porque están fuera de lugar o porque son molestos.
- 2Aplicado a cosas, palabras, actos o comportamientos molestos o inoportunos.
- 3Que no concierne o no guarda relación con lo expuesto.
- 4Que se enfada o irrita con facilidad o pide favores fuera del alcance de las posibilidades.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imeprtinente,immpertinente,imperitnente,imperrtinente,impertiennte,impertinenet,impertinennte,impertinentte,impertinetne,impertinnente,impertinnete,impertniente,imperttinente,impetrinente,imppertinente,impretinente,ipmertinente,mipertinente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impertinente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “impertinente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.