imperativamente

adv

The verdict

“imperativamente” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo imperativo

Corpus desk

Index PT-imperativamente · imperativamente · Portuguese

imperativamente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for imperativamente
PropertyValue
Headwordimperativamente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “imperativamente” em português

imperativamentefica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imperativamente is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo imperativo".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for imperativamente, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 imperativamente, spelled I-M-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo imperativo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how imperativamente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «O regulamento dita imperativamente que nenhum atleta pode competir sem o equipamento de proteção adequado.»

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imperativamente"?
"imperativamente" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-A-M-E-N-T-E.
What does "imperativamente" mean?
As an adverb, "imperativamente" means: de modo imperativo
What language does "imperativamente" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list