impasse
/ĩˈpa.si/
The verdict
“impasse” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,103 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,103
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - circunstância onde é difícil escolher uma solução; situação de saída aparentemente impossível
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impasse |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩˈpa.si/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,103 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impasse” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for impasse is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩˈpa.si/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,103 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for impasse, with forms such as "imapsse", "immpasse", and "impase". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is impasse, spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1circunstância onde é difícil escolher uma solução; situação de saída aparentemente impossível
- 2aquilo que dificulta, impede, embaraça a realização de algo
- 3o momento em que algo está sem solução
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imapsse,immpasse,impase,impases,imppasse,impsase,ipmasse,mipasse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impasse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “impasse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M-P-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩˈpa.si/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.