impostor

[ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]

/[ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“impostor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,169
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que se hace pasar por otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impostor · impostor · Spanish

impostor · rank #33,169 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,169
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impongan

Nearest frequency peer: impongan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “impostor”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “impostor” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

impostor vs importó
63% similar
impostor vs importar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for impostor
PropertyValue
Headwordimpostor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,169
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impostor”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).impostorcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “impongan” (#33,168), “inaccesibles” (#33,170), “implementadas” (#33,167). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impostor” va en #33,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around impostor (IPA [ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,169 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for impostor, with forms such as "immpostor", "imopstor", and "imposotr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "importó", "importar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is impostor, spelled I-M-P-O-S-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de la persona que se hace pasar por otra.
  2. 2
    Que calumnia, que distribuye información falsa sobre alguien o algo.
  3. 3
    Que finge, tergiversa o engaña, aparentando que algo falso es verdad.

This word in other languages

impostor(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpostor
  • imopstor
  • imposotr
  • imposstor
  • impostorr
  • impostro
  • imposttor
  • impotsor
  • imppostor
  • impsotor
  • ipmostor
  • mipostor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impostor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

immpostor1imopstor2imposotr2imposstor1impostorr1impostro2imposttor1impotsor2
Edit distance from "impostor"

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 "impostor"?
"impostor" is spelled I-M-P-O-S-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmposˈt̪oɾ].
What does "impostor" mean?
As an adjective, "impostor" means: Se dice de la persona que se hace pasar por otra.
What words are commonly confused with "impostor"?
"impostor" is commonly confused with "importó", "importar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impostor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impostor" is [ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impostor" come from?
"impostor" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impostor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impongan#33,168hogueras#33,161hablarse#33,155grosería#33,150

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

lagartos12 variantsgloriosos12 variantsflorecen12 variantslocución12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list