imán

noun

The verdict

“imán” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - íman/ímã, magneto:

Corpus desk

Index PT-iman · imán · Portuguese

imán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for imán
PropertyValue
Headwordimán
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “imán” em português

imánnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imán is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "íman/ímã, magneto:".

imán has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is imán, spelled I-M-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    íman/ímã, magneto:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os imans pueden estar permanents u temporals.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imán"?
"imán" is spelled I-M-Á-N.
What does "imán" mean?
As a noun, "imán" means: íman/ímã, magneto:
What language does "imán" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list