impressora

/ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ/

//ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“impressora” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,312 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#16,312
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - equipamento usado para imprimir

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

impressora vs impresso
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for impressora
PropertyValue
Headwordimpressora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,312
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “impressora” 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). impressora 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 impressora is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,312 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for impressora, with forms such as "immpressora", "imperssora", and "imppressora". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "impresso", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 impressora, spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    equipamento usado para imprimir
  2. 2
    aparelho que reproduz os dados de saída de um computador, registrando-os com tinta ou pigmento sobre papel ou outro suporte similar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immpressora,imperssora,imppressora,impresora,impresosra,impressoar,impressorra,impressroa,imprressora,imprsesora,imrpessora,ipmressora,mipressora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impressora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

immpressora1imperssora2imppressora1impresora1impresosra2impressoar2impressorra1impressroa2
Edit distance from "impressora"

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 "impressora"?
"impressora" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ/.
What does "impressora" mean?
As a noun, "impressora" means: equipamento usado para imprimir
What words are commonly confused with "impressora"?
"impressora" is commonly confused with "impresso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impressora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impressora" is /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impressora" come from?
"impressora" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “impressora”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M-P-R-E-S-S-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.pɾɨ.ˈso.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “impresso” - see the side-by-side comparison. impressora vs impresso
  • 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