imponían

[ĩmpoˈniãn]

/[ĩmpoˈniãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“imponían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,338 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,338
frequency rank, Spanish
22,782
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de imponer.

Key facts for imponían
PropertyValue
Headwordimponían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpoˈniãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imponían” 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). imponían lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imponían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,338 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩmpoˈniãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de imponer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for imponían, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is imponían, spelled I-M-P-O-N-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de imponer.

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 "imponían"?
"imponían" is spelled I-M-P-O-N-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpoˈniãn].
What does "imponían" mean?
As a verb, "imponían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de imponer.
How do you pronounce "imponían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imponían" is [ĩmpoˈniãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imponían" come from?
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Using “imponían”

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

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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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