impostor
[ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]
The verdict
“impostor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,169 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #33,169
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que se hace pasar por otra.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impostor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩmposˈt̪oɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impostor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for impostor is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmposˈt̪oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,169 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Se dice de la persona que se hace pasar por otra.
- 2Que calumnia, que distribuye información falsa sobre alguien o algo.
- 3Que finge, tergiversa o engaña, aparentando que algo falso es verdad.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “impostor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-P-O-S-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩmposˈt̪oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “importó” - see the side-by-side comparison. impostor vs importó
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.