impureza

/ĩ.pu.ˈɾe.zɐ/

//ĩ.pu.ˈɾe.zɐ// noun

The verdict

“impureza” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,676 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,676
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade ou estado de impuro

Corpus desk

Index PT-impureza · impureza · Portuguese

impureza · rank #51,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,676
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inconsciência

Nearest frequency peer: inconsciência (+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 “impureza”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impureza
PropertyValue
Headwordimpureza
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.pu.ˈɾe.zɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “impureza” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).impurezacai 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: “inconsciência” (#51,680), “indiciar” (#51,681), “insinuação” (#51,683). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “impureza” fica em #51,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impureza is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,676 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ĩ.pu.ˈɾe.zɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for impureza, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 impureza, spelled I-M-P-U-R-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade ou estado de impuro
  2. 2
    o que, misturado ao algo, o polui ou adultera (muda suas características)
  3. 3
    ser impuro
  4. 4
    impudor

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 "impureza"?
"impureza" is spelled I-M-P-U-R-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pu.ˈɾe.zɐ/.
What does "impureza" mean?
As a noun, "impureza" means: qualidade ou estado de impuro
How do you pronounce "impureza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impureza" is /ĩ.pu.ˈɾe.zɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impureza" come from?
"impureza" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impureza", 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