ímprobo
The verdict
“ímprobo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que é de má qualidade; que excede as justas proporções
Corpus desk
Index PT-improbo · ímprobo · Portuguese
ímprobo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Í" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ímprobo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ímprobo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ímprobo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ímprobo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 ímprobo, spelled Í-M-P-R-O-B-O.
Definition
- 1que é de má qualidade; que excede as justas proporções
- 2difícil; árduo; fatigante
- 3que não tem probidade; que não é honrado
- 4desonesto, mentiroso
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ímprobo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
trabalhos ímprobos
Estas mulheres são ímprobas, como seus maridos.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.