importunar

[ĩmpoɾt̪uˈnaɾ]

/[ĩmpoɾt̪uˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“importunar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Molestar con repetidas pretensiones, preguntas, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-importunar · importunar · Spanish

importunar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for importunar
PropertyValue
Headwordimportunar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpoɾt̪uˈnaɾ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “importunar” en español

importunarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

importunar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩmpoɾt̪uˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Molestar con repetidas pretensiones, preguntas, etc.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for importunar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is importunar, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-U-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Molestar con repetidas pretensiones, preguntas, etc.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "importunar"?
"importunar" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-U-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpoɾt̪uˈnaɾ].
What does "importunar" mean?
As a verb, "importunar" means: Molestar con repetidas pretensiones, preguntas, etc.
How do you pronounce "importunar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "importunar" is [ĩmpoɾt̪uˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "importunar" come from?
"importunar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list