impugnar

/[ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,667

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

impugnar is aSpanishverb. It means: Contraponerse a algo y rebatirlo mediante argumentos razonables. Pronounced [ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Often confused with imputar and impulsar.

Key facts for impugnar
PropertyValue
Headwordimpugnar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,667
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of impugnar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for impugnar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,667 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for impugnar, with forms such as "immpugnar", "impgunar", and "imppugnar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "imputar", "impulsar", "impugnado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is impugnar, spelled I-M-P-U-G-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraponerse a algo y rebatirlo mediante argumentos razonables.
  2. 2
    Rechazar, no aceptar o solicitar la anulación de una decisión por juzgarla falsa, ilegal o injusta.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immpugnar,impgunar,imppugnar,impuganr,impuggnar,impugnarr,impugnnar,impugnra,impungar,imupgnar,ipmugnar,mipugnar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for impugnar

Misspelling Variants of "impugnar"

immpugnar9impgunar8imppugnar9impuganr8impuggnar9impugnarr9impugnnar9impugnra8
Misspelling Variants of "impugnar"

Frequency rank: #25,667 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impugnar"?
"impugnar" is spelled I-M-P-U-G-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ].
What does "impugnar" mean?
As a verb, "impugnar" means: Contraponerse a algo y rebatirlo mediante argumentos razonables.
What words are commonly confused with "impugnar"?
"impugnar" is commonly confused with "imputar", "impulsar", "impugnado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impugnar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impugnar" is [ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impugnar" come from?
"impugnar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.