impregnar

[ĩmpɾeɣ̞ˈnaɾ]

/[ĩmpɾeɣ̞ˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“impregnar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,162 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,162
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que las partículas de una sustancia o materia penetren en otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impregnar · impregnar · Spanish

impregnar · rank #80,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,162
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impulsamos

Nearest frequency peer: impulsamos (+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 “impregnar”

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 “impregnar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impregnar
PropertyValue
Headwordimpregnar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpɾeɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impregnar” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “impulsamos” (#80,163), “impetuosa” (#80,160), “inauguradas” (#80,164). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impregnar” va en #80,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impregnar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,162 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩmpɾeɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for impregnar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is impregnar, spelled I-M-P-R-E-G-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que las partículas de una sustancia o materia penetren en otra.
  2. 2
    Llenar de líquido o humedad los poros de un material.
  3. 3
    Llenar la conciencia o ejercer fuerte impacto o influencia en ella; dejar una impronta en el espíritu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how impregnar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La revolución impregnó su corazón de amor solidario

Antonyms

expulsardesecardeshumedecersecar

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 "impregnar"?
"impregnar" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-G-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpɾeɣ̞ˈnaɾ].
What does "impregnar" mean?
As a verb, "impregnar" means: Hacer que las partículas de una sustancia o materia penetren en otra.
How do you pronounce "impregnar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impregnar" is [ĩmpɾeɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impregnar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

impetuosa#80,160inhalador#80,172inquietar#80,177helvética#80,141

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list