improvisto
Spanish, adjective/impɾoˈbisto/
improvisto is spelled I-M-P-R-O-V-I-S-T-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 130,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Improvisto is a Spanish adjective meaning “unexpected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no estaba previsto, o contemplado”.
What does improvisto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unexpected
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no estaba previsto, o contemplado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of improvisto
- improvista feminine
- improvistos masculine plural
- improvistas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce improvisto?
- /impɾoˈbisto/
- [ĩm.pɾoˈβ̞is.t̪o]
- [ĩmpɾoˈβ̞ist̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is improvisto in Spanish?
improvisto appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).