impreciso

/ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/

//ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu// adj

The verdict

“impreciso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,453 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,453
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indefinido

Corpus desk

Index PT-impreciso · impreciso · Portuguese

impreciso · rank #54,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,453
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH hospitalização

Nearest frequency peer: hospitalização (-4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “impreciso”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “impreciso” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impreciso
PropertyValue
Headwordimpreciso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “impreciso” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).imprecisocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hospitalização” (#54,449), “inequivocamente” (#54,458), “ininterrupto” (#54,463). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “impreciso” fica em #54,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impreciso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,453 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for impreciso in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is impreciso, spelled I-M-P-R-E-C-I-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    indefinido
  2. 2
    inexacto
  3. 3
    confuso

Antonyms

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); 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 "impreciso"?
"impreciso" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-C-I-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/.
What does "impreciso" mean?
As an adjective, "impreciso" means: indefinido
How do you pronounce "impreciso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impreciso" is /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈsi.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impreciso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list