Which to use
“importer” and “imports” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,124
- “importer” frequency rank
- #8,557
- “imports” frequency rank
- 34681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importer | imports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country. | plural of import |
Letter map: importer vs imports
Shared letters muted; letters that set importer and imports apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. importer runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against imports's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on importer vs imports
importer and imports are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importer is recorded at frequency rank #26,124, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/. imports is at rank #8,557, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34681, this pair ranks #318,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importer vs imports
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importer": e. Private to "imports": s.
"importer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "imports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importer" for "imports" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "importer" or "imports" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "importer" and "imports".
- Full dictionary entry for "importer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importer" and "imports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "importer vs impostor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #318,666 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.