imperial

/ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/

//ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ// adj

The verdict

“imperial” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,698
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que diz respeito ao império ou ao imperador

Corpus desk

Index PT-imperial · imperial · Portuguese

imperial · rank #9,698 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,698
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH iminente

Nearest frequency peer: iminente (-1 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 “imperial”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “imperial” 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).

imperial vs império
63% similar
imperial vs imparcial
78% similar
imperial vs imaterial
78% similar

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

Key facts for imperial
PropertyValue
Headwordimperial
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,698
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “imperial”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “iminente” (#9,697), “imprimir” (#9,699), “imbecil” (#9,696). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “imperial” fica em #9,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around imperial (IPA /ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,698 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que diz respeito ao império ou ao imperador".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for imperial, with forms such as "imeprial", "immperial", and "impeiral". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "império", "imparcial", "imaterial", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is imperial, spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que diz respeito ao império ou ao imperador

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Samuel Cirnansck apresentou coleção inspirada numa época imperial, que remetia a jardins franceses do século 19.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeprial
  • immperial
  • impeiral
  • imperail
  • imperiall
  • imperila
  • imperrial
  • impperial
  • impreial
  • ipmerial
  • miperial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imperial - 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.

imeprial2immperial1impeiral2imperail2imperiall1imperila2imperrial1impperial1
Edit distance from "imperial"

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 "imperial"?
"imperial" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/.
What does "imperial" mean?
As an adjective, "imperial" means: que diz respeito ao império ou ao imperador
What words are commonly confused with "imperial"?
"imperial" is commonly confused with "império", "imparcial", "imaterial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imperial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperial" is /ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imperial" come from?
"imperial" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list