# imperioso vs impetuoso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### imperioso
*adjective · IPA /ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjo.zu/ · frequency rank #47,940*
soberbo, arrogante

### impetuoso
*adjective · IPA /ĩ.pɨ.ˈtwo.zu/ · frequency rank #47,941*
que se move violenta e rapidamente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/imperioso-vs-impetuoso