impostura

[ĩmposˈt̪uɾa]

/[ĩmposˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“impostura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,340 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,340
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imputación falsa y maliciosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impostura · impostura · Spanish

impostura · rank #70,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,340
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impregnados

Nearest frequency peer: impregnados (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “impostura”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “impostura” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impostura
PropertyValue
Headwordimpostura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩmposˈt̪uɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impostura” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.imposturacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “impregnados” (#70,341), “IMS” (#70,342), “iberoamericanas” (#70,337). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impostura” va en #70,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impostura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,340 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ĩmposˈt̪uɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

impostura has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is impostura, spelled I-M-P-O-S-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imputación falsa y maliciosa.
  2. 2
    Fingimiento o engaño con apariencia de verdad.

This word in other languages

imposture(English)

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 "impostura"?
"impostura" is spelled I-M-P-O-S-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmposˈt̪uɾa].
What does "impostura" mean?
As a noun, "impostura" means: Imputación falsa y maliciosa.
How do you pronounce "impostura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impostura" is [ĩmposˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impostura" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

including#70,348hipófisis#70,331incrédula#70,350herederas#70,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list