imponente

//ĩ.pu.ˈnẽ.tɨ// adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,540

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

imponente is anPortugueseadj. It means: grandioso, majestoso Pronounced /ĩ.pu.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Often confused with iminente.

Key facts for imponente
PropertyValue
Headwordimponente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ĩ.pu.ˈnẽ.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,540
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of imponente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for imponente is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.pu.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,540 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for imponente, with forms such as "immponente", "imopnente", and "impnoente". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "iminente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is imponente, spelled I-M-P-O-N-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    grandioso, majestoso
  2. 2
    arrogante, altivo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immponente,imopnente,impnoente,impoennte,imponenet,imponennte,imponentte,imponetne,imponnente,imponnete,impponente,ipmonente,miponente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imponente

Misspelling Variants of "imponente"

immponente10imopnente9impnoente9impoennte9imponenet9imponennte10imponentte10imponetne9
Misspelling Variants of "imponente"

Frequency rank: #17,540 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imponente"?
"imponente" is spelled I-M-P-O-N-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pu.ˈnẽ.tɨ/.
What does "imponente" mean?
As an adj, "imponente" means: grandioso, majestoso
What words are commonly confused with "imponente"?
"imponente" is commonly confused with "iminente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imponente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imponente" is /ĩ.pu.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imponente" come from?
"imponente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.