impresionar

[ĩmpɾesjoˈnaɾ]

/[ĩmpɾesjoˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“impresionar” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,360
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dejar fija una imagen visual o acústica sobre una superficie para su reproducción posterior.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impresionar · impresionar · Spanish

impresionar · rank #21,360 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,360
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impidieron

Nearest frequency peer: impidieron (-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 “impresionar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “impresionar” 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).

impresionar vs impresión
73% similar
impresionar vs impresionado
83% similar
impresionar vs impresionada
83% similar

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

Key facts for impresionar
PropertyValue
Headwordimpresionar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpɾesjoˈnaɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,360
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impresionar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).impresionarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “impidieron” (#21,359), “imprime” (#21,361), “idénticas” (#21,358). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impresionar” va en #21,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around impresionar (IPA [ĩmpɾesjoˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,360 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for impresionar, with forms such as "immpresionar", "impersionar", and "imppresionar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "impresión", "impresionado", "impresionada", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is impresionar, spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-I-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dejar fija una imagen visual o acústica sobre una superficie para su reproducción posterior.
  2. 2
    Producir una emoción, generalmente inesperada, con un efecto duradero en la memoria de alguien.
  3. 3
    Dejar fija o viva una imagen, idea o sentimiento, generalmente con una dosis de emoción o sorpresa.

This word in other languages

beeindrucken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpresionar
  • impersionar
  • imppresionar
  • imprecionar
  • impreisonar
  • impresinoar
  • impresioanr
  • impresionarr
  • impresionnar
  • impresionra
  • impresoinar
  • impressionar
  • imprresionar
  • imprseionar
  • imrpesionar
  • ipmresionar
  • mipresionar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immpresionar1impersionar2imppresionar1imprecionar1impreisonar2impresinoar2impresioanr2impresionarr1
Edit distance from "impresionar"

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 "impresionar"?
"impresionar" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-I-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpɾesjoˈnaɾ].
What does "impresionar" mean?
As a verb, "impresionar" means: Dejar fija una imagen visual o acústica sobre una superficie para su reproducción posterior.
What words are commonly confused with "impresionar"?
"impresionar" is commonly confused with "impresión", "impresionado", "impresionada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impresionar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impresionar" is [ĩmpɾesjoˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impresionar" come from?
"impresionar" 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 "impresionar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inactividad#21,363interactiva#21,369interruptor#21,370estabilizar#21,324

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

parlamentos17 variantsportavoces17 variantsconstruimos17 variantsconciencias17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list