impassível

/ĩ.pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/

//ĩ.pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“impassível” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,257 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,257
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é suscetível de padecer

Corpus desk

Index PT-impassivel · impassível · Portuguese

impassível · rank #66,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,257
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH hosted

Nearest frequency peer: hosted (-7 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “impassível”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “impassível” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impassível
PropertyValue
Headwordimpassível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “impassível” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).impassívelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hosted” (#66,250), “handsome” (#66,245), “gélido” (#66,243). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “impassível” fica em #66,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impassível is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,257 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for impassível in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is impassível, spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é suscetível de padecer
  2. 2
    imperturbável
  3. 3
    sereno; indiferente

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impassível"?
"impassível" is spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-Í-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/.
What does "impassível" mean?
As an adjective, "impassível" means: que não é suscetível de padecer
How do you pronounce "impassível"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impassível" is /ĩ.pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impassível" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list