impuro

[ĩmˈpuɾo]

/[ĩmˈpuɾo]/ adj

The verdict

“impuro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,293 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,293
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es puro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impuro · impuro · Spanish

impuro · rank #54,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,293
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impossible

Nearest frequency peer: impossible (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “impuro”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “impuro” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impuro
PropertyValue
Headwordimpuro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩmˈpuɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impuro” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.impurocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “impossible” (#54,292), “inapelable” (#54,294), “ignominia” (#54,291). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impuro” va en #54,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impuro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,293 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩmˈpuɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que no es puro.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for impuro, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 impuro, spelled I-M-P-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es puro.

This word in other languages

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 "impuro"?
"impuro" is spelled I-M-P-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmˈpuɾo].
What does "impuro" mean?
As an adjective, "impuro" means: Que no es puro.
How do you pronounce "impuro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impuro" is [ĩmˈpuɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impuro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list