impedimento
/ĩ.pɨ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/
The verdict
“impedimento” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #11,480 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,480
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquilo que impede
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impedimento |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩ.pɨ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #11,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impedimento” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for impedimento is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.pɨ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,480 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for impedimento, with forms such as "imepdimento", "immpedimento", and "impdeimento". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is impedimento, spelled I-M-P-E-D-I-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1aquilo que impede
- 2estorvo
- 3obstáculo
- 4falta em que o atacante que participa de jogada está mais próximo à linha de fundo do campo oponente que um dos dois últimos jogadores adversários no momento em que a bola é-lhe lançada
- 5processo legislativo de cassar ou a efetiva cassação do mandato durante o exercício mandatício de um executivo por motivo de cometimento de crime pós-posse do cargo
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imepdimento,immpedimento,impdeimento,impeddimento,impediemnto,impedimennto,impedimenot,impedimentto,impedimetno,impedimmento,impedimneto,impedmiento,impeidmento,imppedimento,ipmedimento,mipedimento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impedimento - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “impedimento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M-P-E-D-I-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.pɨ.di.ˈmẽ.tu/ (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.