Imola

name

The verdict

“Imola” is uncommon French (frequency #81,245 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,245
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune et ville d’Italie de la ville métropolitaine de Bologne dans la région d’Émilie-Romagne.

Key facts for Imola
PropertyValue
HeadwordImola
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Imola” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Imola lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Imola is uncommon French at frequency #81,245 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune et ville d’Italie de la ville métropolitaine de Bologne dans la région d’Émilie-Romagne.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Imola, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 French form is Imola, spelled I-M-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune et ville d’Italie de la ville métropolitaine de Bologne dans la région d’Émilie-Romagne.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Imola"?
"Imola" is spelled I-M-O-L-A.
What does "Imola" mean?
As a proper noun, "Imola" means: Commune et ville d’Italie de la ville métropolitaine de Bologne dans la région d’Émilie-Romagne.
What language does "Imola" come from?
"Imola" is a French 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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Using “Imola”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list