implorar

[ĩmploˈɾaɾ]

/[ĩmploˈɾaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“implorar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,647 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#68,647
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pedir con ruegos o lágrimas una cosa.

Key facts for implorar
PropertyValue
Headwordimplorar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmploˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “implorar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). implorar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for implorar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmploˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,647 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pedir con ruegos o lágrimas una cosa.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for implorar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is implorar, spelled I-M-P-L-O-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedir con ruegos o lágrimas una cosa.

Synonyms

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 "implorar"?
"implorar" is spelled I-M-P-L-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmploˈɾaɾ].
What does "implorar" mean?
As a verb, "implorar" means: Pedir con ruegos o lágrimas una cosa.
How do you pronounce "implorar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "implorar" is [ĩmploˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "implorar" come from?
"implorar" 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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Using “implorar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-P-L-O-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩmploˈɾaɾ] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list