impugnar

[ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]

/[ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“impugnar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,667
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraponerse a algo y rebatirlo mediante argumentos razonables.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impugnar · impugnar · Spanish

impugnar · rank #25,667 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,667
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH implementa

Nearest frequency peer: implementa (-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 “impugnar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “impugnar” 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).

impugnar vs imputar
75% similar
impugnar vs impulsar
75% similar
impugnar vs impugnado
78% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “impugnar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).impugnarcae 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 “implementa” (#25,666), “impunes” (#25,668), “inclinada” (#25,669). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impugnar” va en #25,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around impugnar (IPA [ĩmpuɣ̞ˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,667 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for impugnar, with forms such as "immpugnar", "impgunar", and "imppugnar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "imputar", "impulsar", "impugnado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 impugnar, spelled I-M-P-U-G-N-A-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how impugnar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El viernes a las 17 horas recibirá en audiencia el comité ejecutivo de la Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol a la comisión boliviana que viajará para "impugnar" los cambios en el fixture de la Copa América' 97.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpugnar
  • impgunar
  • imppugnar
  • impuganr
  • impuggnar
  • impugnarr
  • impugnnar
  • impugnra
  • impungar
  • imupgnar
  • ipmugnar
  • mipugnar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immpugnar1impgunar2imppugnar1impuganr2impuggnar1impugnarr1impugnnar1impugnra2
Edit distance from "impugnar"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list