ímpio

/ˈĩ.pju/

//ˈĩ.pju// adj

The verdict

“ímpio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #58,871 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#58,871
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que despreza a religião, não tem fé

Key facts for ímpio
PropertyValue
Headwordímpio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈĩ.pju/
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ímpio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ímpio lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ímpio is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈĩ.pju/. Corpus data places it at rank #58,871 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ímpio, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 ímpio, spelled Í-M-P-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que despreza a religião, não tem fé
  2. 2
    que caracteriza impiedade
  3. 3
    que não perdoa; inexorável, insensível
  4. 4
    que ofende a moral, a justiça, etc

Synonyms

heregeincréduloinfiel

Antonyms

crédulocrentefielpio

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 "ímpio"?
"ímpio" is spelled Í-M-P-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈĩ.pju/.
What does "ímpio" mean?
As an adjective, "ímpio" means: que despreza a religião, não tem fé
How do you pronounce "ímpio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ímpio" is /ˈĩ.pju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ímpio" come from?
"ímpio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ímpio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Í-M-P-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈĩ.pju/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list