implacable

/[ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,716

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

implacable is anSpanishadj. It means: De tal ímpetu o intensidad que no se puede aplacar o moderar. Pronounced [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]. Often confused with implacables and impecable.

Key facts for implacable
PropertyValue
Headwordimplacable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,716
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of implacable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for implacable is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,716 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for implacable, with forms such as "imlpacable", "immplacable", and "impalcable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "implacables", "impecable", "imparable", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is implacable, spelled I-M-P-L-A-C-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De tal ímpetu o intensidad que no se puede aplacar o moderar.
  2. 2
    Muy severo o rígido con el fin de observar o hacer cumplir las normas.
  3. 3
    Imposible de prevenir o detener.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imlpacable,immplacable,impalcable,implaacble,implacabble,implacabel,implacablle,implacalbe,implacavle,implacbale,implaccable,implcaable,impllacable,impplacable,ipmlacable,miplacable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for implacable

Misspelling Variants of "implacable"

imlpacable10immplacable11impalcable10implaacble10implacabble11implacabel10implacablle11implacalbe10
Misspelling Variants of "implacable"

Frequency rank: #13,716 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "implacable"?
"implacable" is spelled I-M-P-L-A-C-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le].
What does "implacable" mean?
As an adj, "implacable" means: De tal ímpetu o intensidad que no se puede aplacar o moderar.
What words are commonly confused with "implacable"?
"implacable" is commonly confused with "implacables", "impecable", "imparable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "implacable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "implacable" is [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "implacable" come from?
"implacable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.