impossível
/ĩ.pu.ˈsi.vɛɫ/
The verdict
“impossível” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,242 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,242
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não é possível ou apenas o será muito dificilmente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impossível |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.pu.ˈsi.vɛɫ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,242 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impossível” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for impossível is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.pu.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,242 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for impossível, with forms such as "immpossível", "imopssível", and "impossvíel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is impossível, spelled I-M-P-O-S-S-Í-V-E-L.
Definition
- 1que não é possível ou apenas o será muito dificilmente
- 2incrível, extraordinário
- 3insuportável
- 4desobediente, teimoso
- 5algo que acredita-se que não dá para fazer
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: immpossível,imopssível,impossvíel,impossíevl,impossívell,impossívle,impossívvel,imposísvel,imposível,imppossível,impsosível,ipmossível,mipossível
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impossível - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “impossível”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M-P-O-S-S-Í-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.pu.ˈsi.vɛɫ/ (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.