impronta

[ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a]

/[ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“impronta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,254 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#29,254
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reproducción de imágenes en hueco o de relieve, en cualquiera materia blanda o dúctil, como papel humedecido, cera, lacre, escayola, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

impronta vs impropia
75% similar
impronta vs importa
75% similar
impronta vs imponga
75% similar

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

Key facts for impronta
PropertyValue
Headwordimpronta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,254
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “impronta” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). impronta lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for impronta is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,254 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 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 impronta, with forms such as "immpronta", "impornta", and "imppronta". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "impropia", "importa", "imponga", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is impronta, spelled I-M-P-R-O-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reproducción de imágenes en hueco o de relieve, en cualquiera materia blanda o dúctil, como papel humedecido, cera, lacre, escayola, etc.
  2. 2
    Lo propio y especial de cada individuo particular, sobre todo en lo que se refiere al modo de hacer las cosas.
  3. 3
    Fenómeno genético por el cual ciertos genes son expresados de un modo específico.
  4. 4
    Cualquier tipo de aprendizaje ocurrido en cierta fase crítica, ya sea en una edad o etapa de vida particular, que es rápido y aparentemente independiente de la importancia de la conducta.
  5. 5
    Fenómeno que tiene lugar en el primer encuentro entre una hormona y su receptor en el desarrollo de períodos críticos de la vida (en unicelulares durante toda la vida) y determina la capacidad posterior de la traducción de señales de la célula.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immpronta,impornta,imppronta,imprnota,impronat,impronnta,improntta,improtna,imprronta,imrponta,ipmronta,mipronta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impronta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

immpronta1impornta2imppronta1imprnota2impronat2impronnta1improntta1improtna2
Edit distance from "impronta"

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 "impronta"?
"impronta" is spelled I-M-P-R-O-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a].
What does "impronta" mean?
As a noun, "impronta" means: Reproducción de imágenes en hueco o de relieve, en cualquiera materia blanda o dúctil, como papel humedecido, cera, lacre, escayola, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "impronta"?
"impronta" is commonly confused with "impropia", "importa", "imponga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impronta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impronta" is [ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impronta" come from?
"impronta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “impronta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-P-R-O-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩmˈpɾõn̪t̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “impropia” - see the side-by-side comparison. impronta vs impropia
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list