imponerse

/[ĩmpoˈneɾse]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,877

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

imponerse is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer prevalecer su propia autoridad sobre los demás. Pronounced [ĩmpoˈneɾse]. Often confused with imponer and imponente.

Key facts for imponerse
PropertyValue
Headwordimponerse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpoˈneɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,877
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for imponerse is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpoˈneɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,877 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for imponerse, with forms such as "immponerse", "imopnerse", and "impnoerse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "imponer", "imponente", 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 imponerse, spelled I-M-P-O-N-E-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer prevalecer su propia autoridad sobre los demás.
  2. 2
    Dicho de algo, ser necesario.
  3. 3
    En pruebas y competencias, superar a los contrincantes.
  4. 4
    Volverse popular o común algún hábito, costumbre, moda, ropa u otra cosa.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immponerse,imopnerse,impnoerse,impoenrse,imponerce,imponeres,imponerrse,imponersse,imponesre,imponnerse,imponrese,impponerse,ipmonerse,miponerse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imponerse

Misspelling Variants of "imponerse"

immponerse10imopnerse9impnoerse9impoenrse9imponerce9imponeres9imponerrse10imponersse10
Misspelling Variants of "imponerse"

Frequency rank: #16,877 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imponerse"?
"imponerse" is spelled I-M-P-O-N-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpoˈneɾse].
What does "imponerse" mean?
As a verb, "imponerse" means: Hacer prevalecer su propia autoridad sobre los demás.
What words are commonly confused with "imponerse"?
"imponerse" is commonly confused with "imponer", "imponente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imponerse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imponerse" is [ĩmpoˈneɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imponerse" come from?
"imponerse" 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.