impedir

/ĩ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/

//ĩ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“impedir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,378
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - opor-se a

Corpus desk

Index PT-impedir · impedir · Portuguese

impedir · rank #2,378 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,378
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH lança

Nearest frequency peer: lança (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “impedir”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “impedir” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

impedir vs império
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for impedir
PropertyValue
Headwordimpedir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,378
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “impedir”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).impedircai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lança” (#2,380), “filosofia” (#2,374), “europeu” (#2,373). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “impedir” fica em #2,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around impedir (IPA /ĩ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,378 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for impedir, with forms such as "imepdir", "immpedir", and "impdeir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "império", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is impedir, spelled I-M-P-E-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    opor-se a
  2. 2
    impossibilitar
  3. 3
    obstruir

This word in other languages

impede(English)impedir(Español)empêcher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imepdir
  • immpedir
  • impdeir
  • impeddir
  • impedirr
  • impedri
  • impeidr
  • imppedir
  • ipmedir
  • mipedir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impedir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imepdir2immpedir1impdeir2impeddir1impedirr1impedri2impeidr2imppedir1
Edit distance from "impedir"

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 "impedir"?
"impedir" is spelled I-M-P-E-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/.
What does "impedir" mean?
As a verb, "impedir" means: opor-se a
What words are commonly confused with "impedir"?
"impedir" is commonly confused with "império". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impedir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impedir" is /ĩ.pɨ.ˈdiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impedir" come from?
"impedir" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

europeu#2,373decidir#2,367redução#2,394revisão#2,395

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ausência10 variantsprivada10 variantscorrente10 variantsclássico10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list