imaterial

//i.mɐ.tɨ.ˈɾjaɫ// adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,349

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

imaterial is anPortugueseadj. It means: que não é matéria Pronounced /i.mɐ.tɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/. Often confused with imperial.

Key facts for imaterial
PropertyValue
Headwordimaterial
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/i.mɐ.tɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,349
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of imaterial in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for imaterial is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.mɐ.tɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,349 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for imaterial, with forms such as "iamterial", "imaetrial", and "imateiral". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "imperial", 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 Portuguese form is imaterial, spelled I-M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é matéria
  2. 2
    que não possui matéria
  3. 3
    idealizado, imaginado

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iamterial,imaetrial,imateiral,imaterail,imateriall,imaterila,imaterrial,imatreial,imatterial,immaterial,imtaerial,miaterial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imaterial

Misspelling Variants of "imaterial"

iamterial9imaetrial9imateiral9imaterail9imateriall10imaterila9imaterrial10imatreial9
Misspelling Variants of "imaterial"

Frequency rank: #18,349 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imaterial"?
"imaterial" is spelled I-M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /i.mɐ.tɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/.
What does "imaterial" mean?
As an adj, "imaterial" means: que não é matéria
What words are commonly confused with "imaterial"?
"imaterial" is commonly confused with "imperial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imaterial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imaterial" is /i.mɐ.tɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imaterial" come from?
"imaterial" is a Portuguese 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.