imponer

/[ĩmpoˈneɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,715

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

imponer is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner a alguien en la obligación de cumplir con una carga, impuesto, trabajo, deber u otra exigencia. Pronounced [ĩmpoˈneɾ]. It ranks #4,715 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with impune and impunes.

Key facts for imponer
PropertyValue
Headwordimponer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpoˈneɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,715
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for imponer is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpoˈneɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,715 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for imponer, with forms such as "immponer", "imopner", and "impnoer". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "impune", "impunes", "imponga", 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 imponer, spelled I-M-P-O-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner a alguien en la obligación de cumplir con una carga, impuesto, trabajo, deber u otra exigencia.
  2. 2
    Causar una fuerte impresión.
  3. 3
    Causar temor o respeto.
  4. 4
    Poner a alguien al corriente de un nuevo trabajo, ocupaciones o novedades.
  5. 5
    Darle un nombre a un recién nacido, a un nuevo miembro de una religión o, en algunas sociedades, al joven que se hace adulto.
  6. 6
    Hablando de las manos, en algunas creencias o religiones, apoyarlas el sacerdote o iniciado sobre alguna parte del cuerpo del creyente para sanarlo mágicamente.
  7. 7
    En diversas ceremonias de carácter mágico o religioso, apoyar un objeto sobre el creyente y transmitirle su poder mágico de sanación u otro.
  8. 8
    Poner una suma de dinero en un banco.
  9. 9
    Hablando de una condecoración, medalla o similar, dársela, otorgársela a una persona destacada.
  10. 10
    Hablando de un gobierno dictatorial, implantarlo por la fuerza.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immponer,imopner,impnoer,impoenr,imponerr,imponner,imponre,impponer,ipmoner,miponer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imponer

Misspelling Variants of "imponer"

immponer8imopner7impnoer7impoenr7imponerr8imponner8imponre7impponer8
Misspelling Variants of "imponer"

Frequency rank: #4,715 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imponer"?
"imponer" is spelled I-M-P-O-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpoˈneɾ].
What does "imponer" mean?
As a verb, "imponer" means: Poner a alguien en la obligación de cumplir con una carga, impuesto, trabajo, deber u otra exigencia.
What words are commonly confused with "imponer"?
"imponer" is commonly confused with "impune", "impunes", "imponga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imponer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imponer" is [ĩmpoˈneɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imponer" come from?
"imponer" 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.