imprescindível

adj

The verdict

“imprescindível” has 22 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,365
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não pode faltar

Key facts for imprescindível
PropertyValue
Headwordimprescindível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#23,365
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imprescindível” 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). imprescindível lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around imprescindível, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,365 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que não pode faltar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for imprescindível, with forms such as "immprescindível", "imperscindível", and "impprescindível". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 imprescindível, spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não pode faltar

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immprescindível
  • imperscindível
  • impprescindível
  • imprecsindível
  • impresccindível
  • imprescidnível
  • imprescinddível
  • imprescindvíel
  • imprescindíevl
  • imprescindívell
  • imprescindívle
  • imprescindívvel
  • imprescinndível
  • imprescinídvel
  • imprescnidível
  • impresicndível
  • impresscindível
  • imprrescindível
  • imprsecindível
  • imrpescindível
  • ipmrescindível
  • miprescindível

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imprescindível - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

immprescindível1imperscindível2impprescindível1imprecsindível2impresccindível1imprescidnível2imprescinddível1imprescindvíel2
Edit distance from "imprescindível"

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 "imprescindível"?
"imprescindível" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-Í-V-E-L.
What does "imprescindível" mean?
As an adjective, "imprescindível" means: que não pode faltar
What are common misspellings of "imprescindível"?
Common misspellings include "immprescindível", "imperscindível", "impprescindível", "imprecsindível", "impresccindível". The correct spelling is "imprescindível".
What language does "imprescindível" come from?
"imprescindível" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “imprescindível”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M-P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-Í-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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