impugnar

/ĩ.pu.ˈɡnaɾ/

//ĩ.pu.ˈɡnaɾ// verb

The verdict

“impugnar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,663 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,663
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-impugnar · impugnar · Portuguese

impugnar · rank #79,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,663
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH idílico

Nearest frequency peer: idílico (-11 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 “impugnar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impugnar
PropertyValue
Headwordimpugnar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.pu.ˈɡnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,663
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “impugnar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.impugnarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “idílico” (#79,652), “haj” (#79,631), “habilitando” (#79,629). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “impugnar” fica em #79,663. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impugnar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,663 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ĩ.pu.ˈɡnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for impugnar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 impugnar, spelled I-M-P-U-G-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pugnar contra
  2. 2
    ser contrário a
  3. 3
    declarar como falso, como não válido

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how impugnar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A candidatura foi impugnada.

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 "impugnar"?
"impugnar" is spelled I-M-P-U-G-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pu.ˈɡnaɾ/.
What does "impugnar" mean?
As a verb, "impugnar" means: pugnar contra
How do you pronounce "impugnar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impugnar" is /ĩ.pu.ˈɡnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list