impuesto

[ĩmˈpwest̪o]

/[ĩmˈpwest̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“impuesto” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,029
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuota obligatoria pagada por individuos o instituciones a un gobierno central o local.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impuesto · impuesto · Spanish

impuesto · rank #2,029 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,029
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH igualmente

Nearest frequency peer: igualmente (-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 “impuesto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “impuesto” 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).

impuesto vs impuso
75% similar
impuesto vs impulso
75% similar
impuesto vs impuestos
89% similar

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

Key facts for impuesto
PropertyValue
Headwordimpuesto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩmˈpwest̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,029
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impuesto”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “igualmente” (#2,028), “indica” (#2,030), “fundamental” (#2,027). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impuesto” va en #2,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around impuesto (IPA [ĩmˈpwest̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,029 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cuota obligatoria pagada por individuos o instituciones a un gobierno central o local.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for impuesto, with forms such as "immpuesto", "impeusto", and "imppuesto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "impuso", "impulso", "impuestos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is impuesto, spelled I-M-P-U-E-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuota obligatoria pagada por individuos o instituciones a un gobierno central o local.

This word in other languages

tax(English)impôt(Français)Steuer(Deutsch)imposto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpuesto
  • impeusto
  • imppuesto
  • impuesot
  • impuessto
  • impuestto
  • impuetso
  • impuseto
  • imupesto
  • ipmuesto
  • mipuesto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immpuesto1impeusto2imppuesto1impuesot2impuessto1impuestto1impuetso2impuseto2
Edit distance from "impuesto"

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 "impuesto"?
"impuesto" is spelled I-M-P-U-E-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmˈpwest̪o].
What does "impuesto" mean?
As a noun, "impuesto" means: Cuota obligatoria pagada por individuos o instituciones a un gobierno central o local.
What words are commonly confused with "impuesto"?
"impuesto" is commonly confused with "impuso", "impulso", "impuestos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impuesto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impuesto" is [ĩmˈpwest̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impuesto" come from?
"impuesto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ejemplos#2,022contiene#2,016posibles#2,044requiere#2,047

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

unidades11 variantsvíctima11 variantsterrible11 variantsalcance11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list